Used in a Sentence

winger

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for winger.

Editorial note

I read somewhere recently that being a leftist or a right-winger is in part wired up on your brain.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of winger gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

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

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for winger.

noun

A surname.

noun

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

noun

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

Example sentences

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I read somewhere recently that being a leftist or a right-winger is in part wired up on your brain.

2

So if you are a 'left-winger' not from Houston, I don't mean an insult.

3

Team B has as weak left wing, but this will only be exploited by a team with a strong right winger.

4

I'm not sure if the left means to praise Dick Cheney for changing his mind on homosexuality, or mock him for changing his mind because he's a right winger.

5

Goldwater was portrayed as a dangerous right-winger when he was around.

6

I think you've been reading too much Daily Kos if you think it's an exceptional right-winger who doesn't want to genocide minorities.

7

It's a aggressive right-winger view point, which again does everything to denounce Syriza as left-wing radicals and supporters, which is explicitly against Syriza's own point of view.

8

If we are going by the political map in usage at the time when Nixon ran and governed, then he was a right-winger.

9

I'm not a left winger and it doesn't matter what's the total amount of money printed but rather it's about the way it distributes.

10

I'm Swedish too, and this is just a typical right-winger rant.

11

I am very much not a left winger, but I have no real problem with any company that advertises how easily recyclable their products are.

12

In right-winger logic they are, of course.

Quote examples

1

It's funny, discussing this story on Facebook, a friend of mine, staunch left-winger, said that Thatcher "pissed the money away".

2

To the extreme-left, I'm still a "filthy right-winger" (and have been accused of being such numerous times in discussions with them).

3

I see you've inferred I am a "left winger" full of "USA hatred" and a "troll".

4

He can pretend to be objective, but the use of winger slang (“AGW” and “MSM” are right-wing dog whistles in the same way as “Democrat party” or “socialism”) is a giveaway.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use winger in a sentence?

I read somewhere recently that being a leftist or a right-winger is in part wired up on your brain.

What does winger mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is winger?

winger is commonly used as noun.