swingman

American  

[swing-man] / ˈswɪŋˌmæn /

noun

Basketball.

plural

swingmen

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

Example Sentences

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.

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Nick Martinez, 35, SP, 2.3, 11.2: Martinez is a swingman who has pined for the workload and pay of a full-time starter.

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Set-up man Graham Ashcraft and multi-inning swingman Nick Martinez have both faced Ohtani 10 times in their careers.

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

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Once the Dodgers get healthier, his value as a multi-inning relief option will likely mean resuming his swingman role.

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