winger
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈwɪŋər/
- As a winger, her job is to stretch the opposition's defense and deliver precise crosses into the box.
- left winger
- right winger
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Examples
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Defense is a good position, but you're a natural winger.
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The ball was passed wide and the Tonga winger sent over a great cross.
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Are you happy for a winger to be the flag bearer of your team?
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A friend of Blake's and also a pretty darn good right winger on the ice-- great game last night, Shane.
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Following his return from the metatarsal injury, Sir Alex Ferguson opted to go with the second string right-winger Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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The winger sprinted down the field, creating space for his teammates to score a goal.
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In the last match, the left winger scored a remarkable goal from outside the box.
Synonyms
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3.2
A player in sports like soccer or basketball who tries to score
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6.0
A forward hockey player who plays on one side of the center
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4.2
A player who attacks or defends on the right side in team sports
Compounds
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8.4
A person with very strict traditional political views who strongly opposes social change
How Attacking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word winger comes from wing and the ending -er, where -er means 'one who'. Think of a bird's wing: it gives speed and sits at the side, so a winger is a player who stays on the side to attack and give width to the team.