wingback

See also: wing-back and wing back

English

Etymology

From wing +‎ back.

Noun

wingback (plural wingbacks)

1. (soccer) A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
2. (American football) A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback.
3. One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair.
4. A wingback chair.

Translations

soccer: player who doubles as a defender and winger

Spanish: carrilero (es) m

wingback chair

German: Ohrensessel (de) m

Further reading

• “wingback”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “wing back”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “wingback”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “wing back”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

• backwing