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cornerback

cornerback noun: any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.

Noun

cornerback (plural cornerbacks)

  1. (Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
    • The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver.

cornerback meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

cornerback in Hindi

कॉर्नरबैक, कार्नरबैक

cornerback in Tamil

கார்னர்பேக்

cornerback in Marathi

कॉर्नरबॅक

cornerback in Bengali

কর্নারব্যাক
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cornerback in Telugu
కార్నర్బ్యాక్
cornerback in Malayalam
കോർണർബാക്ക്, കോർണ്ണർബാക്ക്
cornerback in Kannada
ಕಾರ್ನರ್ಬ್ಯಾಕ್
cornerback in Punjabi
ਕਾਰਨਰਬੈਕ, ਕੋਰਨਰਬੈਕ
cornerback in Gujarati
કોર્નરબેક
cornerback in Odia
କର୍ଣ୍ଣର୍ବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍
cornerback in Nepali
कर्नरब्याक, कार्नरब्याक

Forms of cornerback

pluralcornerbacks

Plural of cornerback: cornerbacks

Origin of cornerback

From corner + back.

Words formed from cornerback

Questions about cornerback

What does cornerback mean?
Cornerback means any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
What is cornerback in Hindi?
Cornerback in Hindi is कॉर्नरबैक, कार्नरबैक. See Cornerback meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cornerback?
Cornerback is a noun.
What is the plural of cornerback?
The plural of cornerback is cornerbacks.

Words near cornerback in the dictionary

  1. corner tooth
  2. corner up
  3. corner-stone
  4. corner-stones
  5. cornerable
  6. cornerback
  7. cornerbacking
  8. cornerbacks
  9. cornerball
  10. cornerboard
  11. cornerboards

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cornerback (page history and authors); cornerback (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornerback (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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