winger
/ˈwɪŋə
/noun
1An attacking player on the wing in soccer, hockey, and other sports.They have brought in three more attacking players in wingers Luciano and Khalilou Fadiga and playmaker Andy van der Meyde, so the signs point towards a more offensive approach....
- If the winger beats two players and then crosses it for the striker, then there should be no problem.
- Robben did what very few wingers or wide players are capable of doing: he made his flank the centre of the game and changed the whole dynamics of the pitch.
2 [in combination] A member of a specified political wing: a left-winger
