wideout

noun

wide·​out ˈwīd-ˌau̇t How to pronounce wideout (audio)

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As for Olave, the wideout was recently listed as a possible trade candidate with his injury history being cited as a reason for the Saints moving on. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 Macdonald put the blame for the wideout’s down year on the team’s inability to get him the ball. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 Over his last 25 regular-season appearances with Buffalo and Houston, the wideout turned 39.7% of his 224 targets into first downs, converted 4.9% of those targets into touchdowns and dropped 4.9% of them, according to Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025 The 29-year-old wideout caught 50 passes for 576 yards and five touchdowns. Evan Massey, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wideout

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wideout was in 1967

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“Wideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wideout. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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