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right-winger

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who belongs to the political right.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rightist, rightie, righty, rightoid, reich winger

Antonyms: left-winger, leftist, leftie, lefty, leftoid, LWNJ

Broader terms: partisan, person

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the right wing of a party or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rightist, rightie, righty, rightoid, reich winger

Antonyms: left-winger, leftist, leftie, lefty, leftoid, LWNJ

Broader terms: partisan, person

3

noun

Meaning 3

A winger who plays on the right.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: player, athlete, person

4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of a right wing political party

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rightist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conservative, conservativist

Narrower terms: fascist, monarchist, royalist, Tory

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 右翼分子 (yòuyì fènzi) — person who belongs to the political right
  • Finnish: oikeistolainen — person who belongs to the political right
  • French: personne de droite — person who belongs to the political right
  • Galician: dereitista — person who belongs to the political right
  • Georgian: მემარჯვენე (memarǯvene) — person who belongs to the political right
  • German: Rechter — person who belongs to the political right
  • German: Rechte — person who belongs to the political right
  • German: Rechtsaußen — person who belongs to the political right
  • German: Person vom rechten Flügel — person who belongs to the political right
  • Hindi: दक्षिणपंथी (dakṣiṇpanthī) — person who belongs to the political right
  • Hungarian: jobboldali — person who belongs to the political right
  • Portuguese: direitista — person who belongs to the political right
  • Russian: пра́вый (právyj) — person who belongs to the political right
  • Russian: пра́вая (právaja) — person who belongs to the political right
  • Spanish: derechista — person who belongs to the political right
  • Spanish: momio — person who belongs to the political right
  • Spanish: momia — person who belongs to the political right
  • Spanish: (ser) de derecha — person who belongs to the political right
  • Spanish: (ser) de derechas — person who belongs to the political right
  • Finnish: oikean laidan pelaaja — sports: winger on the right
  • French: ailier droit — sports: winger on the right
  • French: ailière droite — sports: winger on the right
  • German: Rechtsaußen — sports: winger on the right
  • Malay: sayap kanan — sports: winger on the right
  • Portuguese: ponta-direito — sports: winger on the right