quarterback

[ kwawr-ter-bak ]

/ ˈkwɔr tərˌbæk /

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noun

a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.

the position played by this back.

a person who leads or directs a group or activity.

verb (used with object)

to direct the offense of (a team).

to lead or direct: to quarterback a public-relations campaign.

verb (used without object)

to play the position of quarterback.

Origin of quarterback

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; quarter + back¹

Words nearby quarterback

quarter-hour, quarter-miler, quarter-phase, quarter-wave plate, quarterage, quarterback, quarterback sneak, quarterdeck, quartered, quarterfinal, quarterfinalist

Example sentences from the Web for quarterback

But that quiet approach has served the onetime UCLA quarterback, now 63, well through his lengthy acting career.

NCIS’s Mark Harmon Is the World’s Biggest TV Star |Jason Lynch |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Or consider the case of Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston.

Hey NFL Fans: Ray Rice Isn’t the Problem. You Are. |Steve Almond |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
University of Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles—“WHO?”

Don’t Cry for Johnny Football. The NFL’s 22nd Pick Will Do Just Fine. |Ben Teitelbaum |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now, the Green Bay Packers quarterback is a Super Bowl champion, most valuable player, and State Farm Discount Double-Check guy.

Don’t Cry for Johnny Football. The NFL’s 22nd Pick Will Do Just Fine. |Ben Teitelbaum |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Michael Vick The next couple seasons should be the last hurrah for the almost 34-year-old quarterback.

First Mega-Deal Is Done as the NFL’s Free Agent Scrap Begins |Ben Teitelbaum |March 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was a new play they had learned that past week, a double pass, with the quarterback eventually taking the ball.

The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High |Leslie W. Quirk
Czik was the quarterback all through college of some college in New Jersey, and had a lot of talent.

Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The ball was thrown forward by the quarterback, which was a foul.

Football Days |William H. Edwards
At the start of the second half, Arthur Cable, who was Hill's quarterback, broke his collar-bone.

Football Days |William H. Edwards
Here is the common-sense way in which an all-American quarterback performs his duties.

The Plattsburg Manual |O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey

British Dictionary definitions for quarterback

quarterback

/ (ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk) /

noun US and Canadian

a player in American or Canadian football, positioned usually behind the centre, who directs attacking play

Monday-morning quarterbacking wisdom after the event, esp by spectators

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quarterback

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of quarterback

Words nearby quarterback

Example sentences from the Web for quarterback

British Dictionary definitions for quarterback

noun US and Canadian

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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quarterback

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of quarterback

Words nearby quarterback

Words related to quarterback

Example sentences from the Web for quarterback

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