quarterback
/ˈkwɔːtəbak/
quarterback noun: an offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
Noun
quarterback (plural quarterbacks)
- An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
- Standing 6-foot-6, 237 pounds, Herbert’s size and arm strength are consistent with a prototypical N.F.L. quarterback, and he led the Ducks to a Pac-12 championship and a victory at the Rose Bowl in January with not much talent at receiver.2020 April 24, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times
- Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans defended Azeez Al-Shaair after the linebacker was ejected from Sunday’s game for throwing a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. […] “A lot of the quarterbacks in this day and age, they try to take advantage of the rule where they...2024 December 2, David Close, “Houston Texans head coach defends Azeez Al-Shaair as the NFL leans toward suspending the linebacker, source says”, in CNN
- An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
- A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
Verb
quarterback (third-person singular simple present quarterbacks, present participle quarterbacking, simple past and past participle quarterbacked)
- To play the position of quarterback.
- To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
- Wayman's major responsibility is to quarterback the team, coordinating business development, project scheduling and management and quality control.1981, “Interiors roundtable”, in Lodging Hospitality, volume 37, page 250
quarterback meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
quarterback in Hindi
- क्वार्टरबैक, क्वाटरबैक
quarterback in Tamil
- குவாட்டர்பேக், குவாட்டர்பேக் செய்ய
quarterback in Marathi
- American football passing back
- क्वार्टरबॅक kvārṭarbĕk
quarterback in Urdu
- کوارٹر بیک
More languagesFewer languages
- quarterback in Bengali
- কোয়ার্টারব্যাক
- quarterback in Telugu
- క్వార్టర్బ్యాక్
- quarterback in Malayalam
- ക്വാർട്ടർബാക്ക്, ക്വാർട്ടർ ബാക്ക്, ക്വാർട്ടർബക്ക്
- quarterback in Kannada
- ಕ್ವಾರ್ಟರ್ಬ್ಯಾಕ್
- quarterback in Punjabi
- ਕੁਆਰਟਰਬੈਕ, ਕੁਆਰਟਰਬਾਕ
- quarterback in Gujarati
- ક્વાર્ટરબેક
- quarterback in Odia
- କ୍ୱାର୍ଟର୍ବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍, କ୍ୱାର୍ଟର୍ବାକ
- quarterback in Nepali
- क्वार्टरब्याक, क्वाटरब्याक, क्वार्टरबैक
Examples of quarterback in a sentence
- The sacked quarterback was hurting bad. His back ached so bad that he had to lie down.
- I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.
- He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety.
Forms of quarterback
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quarterbacks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quarterbacks |
| present participle | quarterbacking |
| past participle | quarterbacked |
| past | quarterbacked |
Origin of quarterback
From quarter + back, in reference to the position in front of the halfback position.
Words formed from quarterback
Questions about quarterback
- What does quarterback mean?
- Quarterback means an offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
- What is quarterback in Hindi?
- Quarterback in Hindi is क्वार्टरबैक, क्वाटरबैक. See Quarterback meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is quarterback?
- Quarterback can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce quarterback?
- Quarterback is pronounced /ˈkwɔːtəbak/.
- What is the plural of quarterback?
- The plural of quarterback is quarterbacks.
Words near quarterback in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quarterback (page history and authors); quarterback (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quarterback (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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