quarterback
🇺🇸
/ˈkwɔːrtərbæk/
🇬🇧
/ˈkwɔːtəbæk/
noun
R
The person on a football team who leads the offense and throws the ball to other players.
The quarterback is the leader on the field, making all the calls and deciding where the ball will go.
verb
R
To play the position of quarterback in football.
He has been quarterbacking for our team since he was in middle school.
R
To lead or be in charge of something.
She quarterbacked the project, making sure everything was on schedule.
translation
The person on a football team who leads the offense and throws the ball to other players.
To play the position of quarterback in football.; To lead or be in charge of something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
quarterbacks
Past
quarterbacked
Perfect
quarterbacked
Progressive
quarterbacking
Plural
quarterbacks