: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position
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The 24-year-old Brazilian winger is on a shade over £100,000 per week, due to the 25 per cent cut in his contract triggered by United having no Champions League football this season, as with every other player in the squad.—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 At 36, the veteran winger has served his role fittingly as a valuable depth piece for the Maple Leafs after signing a one-year contract ahead of the 2024-25 season.—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 The two new faces were winger/forward Fafa Picault, the Haitian American with deep Miami roots, and goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo, an Argentine American who was signed less than a week ago and forced into duty because Drake Callender is injured and Oscar Ustari is awaiting his visa.—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 To the left and right of Olmo are wingers Raphinha and a Lamine Yamal many are calling the best in the world, with a rested Robert Lewandowski the central number 9.—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for winger
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