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roverback

roverback noun: a defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.

Noun

roverback (plural roverbacks)

  1. A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.
    • Many of the gifts that made [Brad Van Pelt] a football star at defensive roverback— speed and instinct, for example— did little to serve him as a fire-balling pitcher.2009, Bob Boyles, Paul Guido, editors, The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, 2009 edition, page 294

Forms of roverback

pluralroverbacks
alternative formrover

Questions about roverback

What does roverback mean?
Roverback means a defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.
What part of speech is roverback?
Roverback is a noun.
What is the plural of roverback?
The plural of roverback is roverbacks.

Words near roverback in the dictionary

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  2. Rovenky
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  8. Rovereto
  9. rovers
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