shooting guard

noun

: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter

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Three-time All-Star Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Anthony Edwards, still just 23, has had quite the run recently. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025 In the second quarter, Golden State’s starting shooting guard Tiffany Hayes went back to the locker room after a collision with Washington forward Shakira Austin caused a bloody nose. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 May 2025 As Murray looked to pass the ball to shooting guard Christian Braun on the wing, Harden jumped into Murray’s line of vision, forcing a wayward delivery that was behind Braun and stolen by Clippers reserve Bogdan Bogdanović. Law Murray, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Monk is starting at point guard with LaVine at shooting guard, DeRozan at small forward, Keegan Murray and power forward and Domantas Sabonis at center. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shooting guard

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shooting guard was in 1914

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“Shooting guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20guard. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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