Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winger

/ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: winger
IPA: /ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

noun

An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

name

Example Sentences

"We hauled out a winger of grog."
"The center passed to the left winger, who shot and scored."
""The pattern of the game could have been different if Anthony Pilkington had taken one of two chances either side of United's opener. But the Norwich winger shot wide when clean through and saw another effort hit the post on 75 minutes."
"The two drivers, Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger, weren’t new to this: they had, in fact, beaten their own previous record of 77.9 mpg obtained on the same route in 2013."

Etymology

From wing + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈwɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

wingers (plural)

Phrases

left-winger reich winger right-winger

Rhymes With

singer left-winger springer right-winger ringer stringer stinger swinger klinger zinger slinger inger

Questions

How do you pronounce winger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/.
What does winger mean?: One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
Where does winger come from?: From wing + -er.

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