tweener
noun
tween·er
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Definition of tweener
: a player who has some but not all of the necessary characteristics for each of two or more positions (as in football or basketball)
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The Jacksonville rookie’s tweener size gives him a distinct advantage on those get-low inside moves that have a potential to blow up shotgun handoffs. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Murray, Haskins, Jackson and More: Takeaways From Thursday’s Preseason Games," 16 Aug. 2019 Although scouts, media and fans began to nitpick his game, Bridges posted another successful campaign as a powerful tweener forward with a reliable three-point stroke. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft: Miles Bridges Scouting Report and Highlights," 18 June 2018 When a Cummins Ram has almost twice the torque of the Cummins Nissan, your tweener math isn't quite working out. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Diesel Truck Battle (Non-HD): F-150 Diesel Vs. Nissan Titan XD," 25 Jan. 2019 Although scouts, media and fans began to nitpick his game, Bridges posted another successful campaign as a powerful tweener forward with a reliable three-point stroke. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft: Miles Bridges Scouting Report and Highlights," 18 June 2018 Highlights Comparison: Jae Crowder Bridges is a tweener who can benefit from the modern game’s positionless offense but needs to embrace more of a role-player mentality. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft: Miles Bridges Scouting Report and Highlights," 18 June 2018 Although scouts, media and fans began to nitpick his game, Bridges posted another successful campaign as a powerful tweener forward with a reliable three-point stroke. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft: Miles Bridges Scouting Report and Highlights," 18 June 2018 Although scouts, media and fans began to nitpick his game, Bridges posted another successful campaign as a powerful tweener forward with a reliable three-point stroke. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft: Ranking Best Wings Available," 14 June 2018 The Eagles added Kamu Grugier-Hill and Nate Gerry in recent years, and both of them were safety/linebacker tweener-types. — Zach Berman, Philly.com, "What to know about Eagles' undrafted rookies | Early Birds," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tweener.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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