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Quarterback   /kwˈɔrtərbˌæk/  /kˈɔrtərbˌæk/   Listen
Quarterback

noun
1.
(football) the person who plays quarterback.  Synonyms: field general, signal caller.
2.
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team.  Synonyms: field general, signal caller.
verb
1.
Play the quarterback.





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"Quarterback" Quotes from Famous Books



... quarterback yell, and then the rest was swallowed up in a hum of excitement in the songs and cheers with which the students sought to urge on the ...
— Andy at Yale - The Great Quadrangle Mystery • Roy Eliot Stokes
... asked Sam Heller as though it was all settled—that is all but naming his position. "I'd like to go in at quarterback." ...
— Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck • Allen Chapman
... understand we have a very superior team," said Irving. "I fancy he knows that it's as much as I can do to tell the difference between a quarterback and ...
— The Jester of St. Timothy's • Arthur Stanwood Pier


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