quarterback, signal caller, field general
(noun) (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”
quarterback, signal caller, field general
(noun) (football) the person who plays quarterback
quarterback
(verb) play the quarterback
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quarterback (plural quarterbacks)
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
quarterback (third-person singular simple present quarterbacks, present participle quarterbacking, simple past and past participle quarterbacked)
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
Source: Wiktionary
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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