What is another word for winger?

Pronunciation: [wˈɪŋɡə] (IPA)

A winger is a player in a sports team characterised by their position on the field and their primary role in attacking the opposition's defence. Synonyms for the word winger are flanker, forward, striker, attacker, and wingman. Flanker is a term used in rugby to describe the players in the forward positions who are positioned on the sides of the scrum. Forward is a more general term used to describe any player in a position that involves moving the ball towards the opponent's goal. Striker is a term used in football and describes a player in a more central attacking position. Attacker and wingman are more general terms that can describe any player who is deployed in an attacking position on the wings of a field.

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Usage examples for Winger

The same issue contains an article by a Left winger, I. E. Ferguson, a "Little Corporal" ready to step to the front of I. W. W.'ism and lead it to glory.
"The Red Conspiracy"
Joseph J. Mereto
For he gi'en one fair ole winger of a yump, an' he land far out de yonder side de ring o' sculpats, an' dere he goes now a-streakin' over de rise an' out o' sight.
"Old Hendrik's Tales"
Arthur Owen Vaughan
Their elder brother was the school winger, and an important person; but they had done nothing but make a noise during their two years at Fernhurst.
"The Loom of Youth"
Alec Waugh

Famous quotes with Winger

  • I consider myself a right-winger and Gray was certainly one.
    Chester Brown
  • The thing is, playing with us, whoever was the left winger had to come to play every night because that's the way it was. Charlie came in and he just fit that role - big and strong around the net.
    Marcel Dionne
  • You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right.
    Robert McChesney
  • I reject that. I would rather recruit a Racist left winger than a right winger.
    Tom Metzger
  • I was a right winger into the 70's but I left the right in late 70's.
    Tom Metzger

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