Right-half
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Right-half is a noun meaning (soccer, dated) A player who plays wide on the right side of midfield.
Meaning
(soccer, dated) A player who plays wide on the right side of midfield.
Example Sentences
He had grown up admiring his United predecessor Eddie Colman, a right-half of greater natural gifts, who died in the Munich air disaster of 1958. By that time Stiles had already represented England schoolboys as a right-half, displaying attacking talents that would be somewhat inhibited in his later career.
Word Forms
- right-halves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include left-half, fullback, outside-forward, wing-back, inside-forward, wingback.
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