wingers
Players on flanks
Wingers are players positioned on the sides of the field in sports like soccer, hockey, or rugby—attacking from the flanks rather than the center.
The term also refers to people with strong political views: left-wingers, right-wingers.
In informal British usage, a winger can be someone who improvises or acts without preparation, from "wing it."
Field sport with goals
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- footballField sport with goals
- forwardsToward what lies ahead
midfielders · striker · playmakers · dribbling · crossing · assist · tackle · offside
Point where paths intersect
- dribblingBall-handling with repeated touches
- paceSpeed of movement
- stretchPull to extend
- widthDistance across something
overlap · cutback · delivery · one-on-one · beat · isolate · switch · counterattack
Limbs for flight
- flankSide of body
- pitchFrequency of sound
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- touchlineField's side boundary
wide · outside · channel · byline · zone · slot · arc · left
Speed of movement
- speedRate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- quickMoving with speed
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
fleet · explosive · burst · sprinter · elusive · agile · sharp · direct
One holding fringe views
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- hardlinerStrict policy advocate
- factionGroup within group
ideologue · partisan · zealot · activist · militant · fundamentalist · reactionary · progressive
soccer
Field sport with goals
forwards · midfielders · striker · playmakers · dribbling · crossing · assist · tackle · offside · goal
crossing
Point where paths intersect
width · overlap · cutback · delivery · one-on-one · beat · isolate · switch · counterattack · directness
wings
Limbs for flight
touchline · wide · outside · channel · byline · zone · slot · arc · left · right
pace
Speed of movement
- speedRate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- quickMoving with speed
nimble · fleet · explosive · burst · sprinter · elusive · agile · sharp · direct · dynamic
extremist
One holding fringe views
faction · ideologue · partisan · zealot · activist · militant · fundamentalist · reactionary · progressive
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- Soccer Termsgoals, scoring, shots, shooting, striker
- soccer positionsgoalkeeper, striker, defenders, midfielders, fullbacks
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
wingersdefensive midfielders
Players guarding the backline
goalkeepers · strikers · sweepers · playmakers · center backs
wingerscentrists
Political middle-dwellers
moderates · middle-of-the-roaders · pragmatists · fence-sitters · swing voters
- winged itActed without preparation
- winged beast
- right wingerConservative political adherent
- left wingerAdvocate of liberal politics
- winged horseMythical flying equine
- winged eyelinerFlicked-out eye makeup