quarterback (n)
signal caller (n)
field general (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
examples quarterback is the most important position on the team
Outgoing links
Hypernym back
Member holonym football team, eleven
Derivationally related form quarterback → quarterback
Incoming links
Hyponym back
Member meronym football team, eleven
Derivationally related form quarterback → quarterback

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