quarterback

quar·ter·back  (kwôrtr-bk)

n. Football Abbr. QB

The backfield player whose position is behind the line of scrimmage and who usually calls the signals for the plays.

v. quar·ter·backed, quar·ter·back·ing, quar·ter·backs

v.tr.

1. Football To direct the offense of.

2. Slang To lead or direct the operations of: "needed someone to quarterback the [brain trust] for the first U.S. ICBM program" Forbes.

v.intr. Football

To play quarterback.

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quarterback

Noun

a player in American football who directs attacking play

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quarterback - (football) the person who plays quarterback field general, signal caller football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal back - (football) a person who plays in the backfield
	2.	quarterback - (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" field general, signal caller back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage football team, eleven - a team that plays football
Verb	1.	quarterback - play the quarterback football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

Translations

quarterback [ˈkwɔːtəbæk] n (US) (football) → mariscal m de campo

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quarterback [ˈkwɔːtəbæk] n (US) (Football) → quarterback m/f

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quarterback [ˈkwɔːtəbæk] n (American Football) → Quarterback m

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quarterback [ˈkwɔːtəbæk] n (US ) (FOOTBALL) → quarterback m inv