carrilero

Spanish

Etymology

From carril +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kariˈleɾo/ [ka.riˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ca‧rri‧le‧ro

Noun

carrilero m (plural carrileros, feminine carrilera, feminine plural carrileras)

1. (soccer) wingback (a player who doubles as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking)
   • 2015 July 27, “La Copa de Andrés Guardado”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Fue un golazo que abrió el marcador y demostró la valía del carrilero del PSV, que convertía su sexto tanto en el torneo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “carrilero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28