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wingman

Syllables: wing·man/ˈwɪŋmæn/

wingman noun: a pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.

Noun

wingman (plural wingmen)

  1. A pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
    Synonyms:
    wingmate
  2. (broadly) A friend or associate who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.
  3. (Australian rules football) A player positioned on the wing.

Verb

wingman (third-person singular simple present wingmans, present participle wingmanning, simple past and past participle wingmanned)

  1. To act as a wingman for (someone); to accompany in order to provide support.
    • So Amir wingmanned me to Boots on my Johnny-bags buying mission.2014, Brian Conaghan, When Mr Dog Bites
    • They wingmanned for each other, and if they didn't have any luck, they'd screw each other.2018, Elizabeth L. Brooks, Nights in Sandbridge

wingman meaning in Tamil

wingman in Tamil

விமான அணித் துணைக்காவல் விமானம்

Synonyms of wingman

Forms of wingman

Noun
pluralwingmen
alternative formwing-man
Verb
third-person singular presentwingmans
present participlewingmanning
past participlewingmanned
pastwingmanned

Plural of wingman: wingmen

Origin of wingman

From wing + -man.

Words formed from wingman

Questions about wingman

What does wingman mean?
Wingman means a pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
What is wingman in Tamil?
Wingman in Tamil is விமான அணித் துணைக்காவல் விமானம். See Wingman meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wingman?
Wingman can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce wingman?
Wingman is pronounced /ˈwɪŋmæn/.
What is the plural of wingman?
The plural of wingman is wingmen.

Words near wingman in the dictionary

  1. winglet
  2. winglets
  3. winglike
  4. wingloading
  5. wingloadings
  6. wingman
  7. wingmanned
  8. wingmanning
  9. wingmans
  10. wingmanship
  11. wingmate

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wingman (page history and authors); wingman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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