noun
1. (football) the person who plays quarterback (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑quarterback, ↑signal caller
• Derivationally related forms: ↑quarterback (for: ↑quarterback)
• Topics: ↑football, ↑football game
• Hypernyms: ↑back
2. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
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quarterback is the most important position on the team
• Syn: ↑quarterback, ↑signal caller
• Derivationally related forms: ↑quarterback (for: ↑quarterback)
• Hypernyms: ↑back
• Member Holonyms: ↑football team, ↑eleven
Useful english dictionary. 2012.