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WINGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sports) player in wing position
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("winger" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
Domain category:
field hockey; hockey (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
rugby; rugby football; rugger (a form of football played with an oval ball)
association football; soccer (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)