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Definition of left-winger in English: left-wingernounˌlɛftˈwɪŋə 1A person who supports or belongs to the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system. the left-wingers blame the energy crisis on privatization Example sentencesExamples - Only in America is he considered a radical left-winger.
- Many right-wing posters make the accusation that left-wingers fabricate their arguments.
- The election math indicates one almost certain outcome: the savvy left-winger from Quebec will hold real power.
- Police called up water cannon to combat violent left-wingers in the capital.
- Throughout Victoria's reign, refugees poured in, mostly left-wingers.
- Whatever she believed in, a left-winger had to believe the opposite.
- The bar association is not a bunch of left-wingers or knee-jerk liberals.
- The liberal former governor was winning the passionate allegiance of the party's left-wingers.
- Brazil's left-wingers blame the energy crisis on privatization.
- This is the most recent instalment of the veteran British left-winger's journals, covering everything from the rise of New Labour to the war in Afghanistan.
2An attacking player on the left side of a team on the field in soccer, rugby, and field hockey. a skilful 26-year-old left-winger Example sentencesExamples - The Dallas Stars sent their 33-year-old left-winger to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 37-year-old right-winger in an auspicious transaction for the Stars.
- The pressure told in the 23rd minute when the left-winger opened the scoring with a neat effort.
- The students re-gained possession 22 metres from the other team's line; the ball was spun, ominously, out to their left-winger.
- Following an incisive pass, the left-winger raced clear, committed the keeper, before drilling a left-footer into the corner from a tight angle.
- The team's left-winger admitted he was surprised at the sudden emergence of positive tests against top players.
- The team finally got on the scoreboard with only 3:30 left in the period when their third-year left-winger was able to beat the keeper.
- The home side opened the scoring after eight minutes with an unconverted try from their left-winger.
- "We had a shot," recalls the man who was then a 21-year-old left-winger at the 1964 Olympics.
- The famous left-winger often hangs out at his sports bar with his hockey-playing pals.
- A foul led to a free-kick; the team's left-winger spun the ball around the wall but into the keeper's arms.
Definition of left-winger in US English: left-wingernounˈlef(t)ˈˌwiNGər 1A person who supports or belongs to the liberal, socialist, or radical section of a political party or system. the left-wingers blame the energy crisis on privatization Example sentencesExamples - Brazil's left-wingers blame the energy crisis on privatization.
- Whatever she believed in, a left-winger had to believe the opposite.
- The election math indicates one almost certain outcome: the savvy left-winger from Quebec will hold real power.
- Many right-wing posters make the accusation that left-wingers fabricate their arguments.
- Only in America is he considered a radical left-winger.
- This is the most recent instalment of the veteran British left-winger's journals, covering everything from the rise of New Labour to the war in Afghanistan.
- Throughout Victoria's reign, refugees poured in, mostly left-wingers.
- The liberal former governor was winning the passionate allegiance of the party's left-wingers.
- Police called up water cannon to combat violent left-wingers in the capital.
- The bar association is not a bunch of left-wingers or knee-jerk liberals.
2An attacking player on the left side of a team on the field in soccer, rugby, and field hockey. a skillful 26-year-old left-winger Example sentencesExamples - A foul led to a free-kick; the team's left-winger spun the ball around the wall but into the keeper's arms.
- The famous left-winger often hangs out at his sports bar with his hockey-playing pals.
- The pressure told in the 23rd minute when the left-winger opened the scoring with a neat effort.
- The team's left-winger admitted he was surprised at the sudden emergence of positive tests against top players.
- The Dallas Stars sent their 33-year-old left-winger to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 37-year-old right-winger in an auspicious transaction for the Stars.
- Following an incisive pass, the left-winger raced clear, committed the keeper, before drilling a left-footer into the corner from a tight angle.
- The students re-gained possession 22 metres from the other team's line; the ball was spun, ominously, out to their left-winger.
- "We had a shot," recalls the man who was then a 21-year-old left-winger at the 1964 Olympics.
- The team finally got on the scoreboard with only 3:30 left in the period when their third-year left-winger was able to beat the keeper.
- The home side opened the scoring after eight minutes with an unconverted try from their left-winger.
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