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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

quarterback

· IPA /ˈkwɔːtəbak/
01 n. The player on a football tream who chooses the offensive play and receives the ball from the center at the start of each down. Compare hal…
  1. 1.
    The player on a football tream who chooses the offensive play and receives the ball from the center at the start of each down. Compare halfback and fullback.(Football)
02 v. i. To play the position of quarterback, in a football game.
  1. 1.
    To play the position of quarterback, in a football game.(Football)
Syn. play the quarterback, be the quarterback.