wingback

[ wing-bak ]

noun

, Football.

1. an offensive back who lines up outside an end.
2. the position played by this back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wingback¹

First recorded in 1935–40; wing + back ¹

Example Sentences

His best work comes from an inline or wingback position, where he can push people around.

From Seattle Times

Roldan was the best man for his youngest brother Alex, a Sounders right wingback who married his high school sweetheart earlier this month.

From Seattle Times

“You have to take them back to your office,” said Washington, 46, as she sat, cross-legged, on a wingback chair at the Spence School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

From New York Times

“For years we are talking about new goalkeepers and wingbacks, but Germany was always able to defend well. We need the basics,” Flick said in Qatar.

From Seattle Times

He often has a quirky approach, too, like playing Raheem Sterling as a wingback, rotating more than most managers, and changing between a back four and a back five seemingly every week.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• fullback
• halfback
• tailback