noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pilot partner of another; a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
2. 2
   a male pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation wordnet
3. 3
   A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests. broadly
4. 4
   A player positioned on the wing.

Verb

1. 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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

aeronautairmanastronautcaptaincloud seederflier

Example

More examples

"So Amir wingmanned me to Boots on my Johnny-bags buying mission."

Etymology

From wing + -man.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.