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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 - 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
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