laitahyökkääjä — meaning in English

English meaning

• receiver noun A person or thing that receives something.
• wing noun One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.
• winger noun A player positioned on the side of the field or pitch in sports like football or hockey.

Senses

laitahyökkääjä is used for these senses in English:

• receiver (American football) An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed. [from 19th c.]
• wide receiver (American football) An offensive football player whose position on the line of scrimmage is farthest from the ball and whose function is to principally to catch passes.
• winger (sports) An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

receiver — full definition

1. noun A person or thing that receives something.
2. noun An electronic device that picks up broadcast signals, or the earpiece of a phone.
3. noun A person appointed to manage the assets of a company going through bankruptcy.
4. noun In American football, a player whose job is to catch passes.

wing — full definition

1. noun One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.
2. noun A section or faction of a building, organization, or political party.
3. verb To improvise something without preparation, as in "wing it".

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