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swingman

American  
[swing-man] / ˈswɪŋˌmæn /

noun

Basketball.
  • swingmen
    plural
  1. a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward.


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Etymology

Origin of swingman

First recorded in 1965–70; swing 1 + man


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Star swingman Yaxel Lendeborg went from a little-known scorer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to a first-team All-American.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Ryan Yarbrough, 34, RP, 0.6, 5.2: Yarbrough is a swingman with a funky delivery who pitched decently for the Yankees in 2025 until suffering an oblique strain that sidelined him for nearly three months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Stewart, a former Dodgers swingman from 2016 to 2019, has reinvented himself in the second half of his career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025

Clippers swingman Terance Mann has agreed to a three-year, $47-million extension with the only NBA team he has ever played on, one of his agents, Aaron Mintz of CAA, confirmed to The Times on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

Lakers swingman Cam Reddish was ruled out with a sprained right ankle.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

They think they can win with an assembly line of openers, swingmen and relievers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Cavaliers: F Lamar Stevens made his third straight start, giving Cleveland two athletic swingmen in the lineup.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

But that was not even general enough for the NBA's position-less direction with swingmen on the backcourt/frontcourt border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2018

Fredette, the fearless shooter who led the nation in scoring, had 34 points, and ’s lineup of guards and swingmen were too hot and spry for the much bigger Bulldogs.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2011

Needing to cover themselves in case Ariza left, the Wizards had been in frequent contact with the representatives for some of the top available swingmen.

From Washington Post

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