wingman
English
noun
Definitions
- A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
- (by extension) a friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests
Etymology
Suffix from English wing.
Origin
English
wing
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angelwing English
- anglewing English
- awing English
- batwing English
- beeswing English
- bewing English
- birdwing English
- bitewing English
- bluewing English
- broadwing English
- bronzewing English
- corkwing English
- flexwing English
- flopwing English
- goosewing English
- greenwing English
- gullwing English
- hindwing English
- lacewing English
- leafwing English
- leatherwing English
- longwing English
- mapwing English
- midwing English
- mothwing English
- nosewing English
- outwing English
- overwing English
- parawing English
- pigeonwing English
- redwing English
- sabrewing English
- shortwing English
- shufflewing English
- spoonwing English
- spreadwing English
- standard-wing English
- sweptwing English
- tiltwing English
- underwing English
- upperwing English
- upwing English
- waxwing English
- whistlewing English
- whitewing English
- wing English
- wing nut English
- wingback English
- wingbase English
- wingbeat English
- wingcase English
- wingdog English
- wingdom English
- winger English
- wingette English
- wingfic English
- wingfish English
- winghead English
- wingism English
- wingist English
- wingless English
- winglet English
- winglike English
- wingmanship English
- wingmate English
- wingnut English
- wingover English
- wingpad English
- wingsail English
- wingshooting English
- wingspan English
- wingspot English
- wingspread English
- wingstroke English
- wingsuit English
- wingtip English
- wingwoman English
- wingy English
- winge Middle English
- wing Tok Pisin
- wing
- awing
- wingy
- bewing
- upwing
- winger
- wingism
- wingtip
- wingdog
- wingpad
- wingist
- wingfic
- winglet
- midwing
- outwing
- mapwing
- waxwing
- batwing
- wingdom
- redwing
- wingnut
- nosewing
- wingcase
- parawing
- winglike
- wing nut
- wingspot
- tiltwing
- flexwing
- beeswing
- bitewing
- wingover
- wingsail
- winghead
- lacewing
- corkwing
- wingspan
- gullwing
- wingmate
- wingette
- wingbase
- leafwing
- birdwing
- wingsuit
- mothwing
- bluewing
- flopwing
- wingbeat
- longwing
- overwing
- wingback
- hindwing
- wingless
- wingfish
- anglewing
- wingwoman
- sabrewing
- broadwing
- greenwing
- upperwing
- angelwing
- shortwing
- underwing
- goosewing
- spoonwing
- whitewing
- sweptwing
- spreadwing
- wingstroke
- bronzewing
- wingspread
- pigeonwing
- shufflewing
- whistlewing
- wingmanship
- leatherwing
- wingshooting
- standard-wing