name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
winger
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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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈwɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
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US: /ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/
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rhymes with -ɪŋə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 NG ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- We hauled out a winger of grog.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- The center passed to the left winger, who shot and scored.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
(sports) player in wing position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: athlete, jock
History
Etymology
From wing + -er.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: առաջ քաշված եզրային կիսապաշտպան (aṙaǰ kʻašvac ezrayin kisapaštpan) — offensive player
- Catalan: extrem — offensive player
- Catalan: volant — offensive player
- Catalan: ala — offensive player
- Catalan: aler — offensive player
- Chinese Mandarin: 邊鋒 /边锋 (biānfēng) — offensive player
- Czech: křídlo — offensive player
- Czech: hráč na křídle — offensive player
- Czech: křídelní útočník — offensive player
- Dutch: vleugelspeler — offensive player
- Finnish: laitahyökkääjä — offensive player
- French: ailier — offensive player
- German: Außenstürmer — offensive player
- German: Außenstürmerin — offensive player
- German: Flügelstürmer — offensive player
- German: Flügelstürmerin — offensive player
- Greek: εξτρέμ (extrém) — offensive player
- Icelandic: kantmaður — offensive player
- Korean: 윙어 (wing'eo) — offensive player
- Māori: taitapa — offensive player
- Polish: skrzydłowy — offensive player
- Portuguese: ponta — offensive player
- Portuguese: ponteiro — offensive player
- Portuguese: extremo — offensive player
- Spanish: extremo — offensive player
- Swahili: winga — offensive player
- Swedish: ytter — offensive player
- Turkish: kanat — offensive player
- Welsh: asgellwr — offensive player
Real reading context