quarterback
/ˈkwɔːtəbak/noun, verb3 syllables
Quarterback means: (football) the person who plays quarterback.
Synonyms for quarterback2
noun, as in (football) the person who plays quarterback
signal caller, field general
noun, as in (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of their team
signal caller, field general
What does quarterback mean?3
noun
1
(football) the person who plays quarterback
2
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of their team“quarterback is the most important position on the team”
verb
1
play the quarterback
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Quarterback in a sentence
- Their quarterback was injured in the first game of the season.CM
- The wide receiver takes a handoff directly from the quarterback.jezykiija
- Everybody can be a Monday morning quarterback, but we need some real expertise.KPX
- The star quarterback congratulated Adriano on his performance.Amastan
- The quarterback praised Adriano's determination on the field.Amastan
- I'm the quarterback of the team.CK
- The quarterback had to play for time.mccarras
- Our team needs a new quarterback.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of quarterback
as a noun
- plural
- quarterbacks
as a verb
- past tense
- quarterbacked
- present participle
- quarterbacking
- third-person singular
- quarterbacks
- past participle
- quarterbacked