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quarterback
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun quarterback has 2 senses
- quarterback(n = noun.person) field general, signal caller - (football) the person who plays quarterback; Array is a kind of back
- quarterback(n = noun.act) field general, signal caller - (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" is a kind of back
Derived form verb quarterback1
is a member of eleven, football team
Derived form verb quarterback1
Verb quarterback has 1 sense
- quarterback(v = verb.competition) Array - play the quarterback; Array is one way to play
Derived forms noun quarterback2, noun quarterback1
Sample sentence:
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THESAURUS
quarterback
amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, be responsible for, blocking back, boss, bowman, call the signals, captain, carry on, catcher, center, chaperon, coach, command, competitor, conduct, control, cricketer, defensive lineman, direct, end, engineer, footballer, games-player, gamester, govern, guard, handle, head, head up, infielder, jock, jumper, lead, lead on, lineman, make the rules, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, offensive lineman, officer, order, outfield, outfielder, overlook, oversee, player, poloist, prescribe, professional athlete, pugilist, pull the strings, racer, regulate, run, skater, skipper, sport, sportsman, superintend, survey, tackle, tailback, take command, take the lead, toxophilite, wingback, wrestler
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