Definitions for wingman

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IPA: /ˈwɪŋˌmæn/

Wingman is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in wingman (agimnnw).

Definitions for wingman

noun

1. Air Force. a pilot in a plane that flies just outside and behind the right wing of the leading aircraft in a flight formation, in order to provide protective support.
2. Slang. a man who helps, protects, or guides a friend or associate: a man who helps a friend with romantic relationships, especially one who helps the friend attract a woman:
3. Sports. winger (def 1).

Origin of wingman

First recorded in 1940-45; wing + man¹

Examples for wingman

So is that why you retired Situation as your wingman and recruited Vinny?

Our flight was usually Tilsen leading with his wingman and I with my wingman.

Bruce and I had recuperated from the night before and he was flying as my wingman.

He was my wingman, we were both shot down on the same mission and were together in prison camp.

My friends back home will play the wingman game and he doesn't.

When you were flying, your wingman was supposed to protect you from an attack from behind.

Can the man called Michael Steele's "wingman" help lift the fundraising body out of its mess?