wingernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɪŋ.ər/us/ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/a player whose position is at either of the two sides of the field in a team game such as football or hockey:
Liverpool have just spent £800,000 on the talented 25-year-old winger.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scorer
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
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