winger
noun
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
wingers
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pluralof winger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A more fluid system has also been used to great effect by world and European champions Spain, who have deployed converted wingers Mikel Oyarzabal and Ferran Torres as strikers.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Also gone are wingers Andrei Kuzmenko and Jeff Malott, who left as free agents, and center Trevor Lewis, who retired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
In saying that, striker Kieron Bowie and wingers Findlay Curtis and Ben Gannon-Doak had to make do with being substitutes over the weekend for Sassuolo, Rangers and Bournemouth respectively.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Amorim used a system without wingers and the squad built as a result – with the exception of Rashford and Amad Diallo – appear underprepared to create chances from out wide.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Of England's fame, from strand to strand, Their songs have been the widest wingers.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
