Quarterback

/ˈkwɔːtəbak/

Synonyms for "quarterback" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(1 words)
signal caller
amateur athletearcherathleteballplayerbaseballerbasemanbatterbatterybe responsible forblocking backbossbowmancall the signalscaptaincarry oncatchercenterchaperon

Strong matches (28)

Related words (47)

Noun(9 words)
lead coordinatormanageoffensive leaderorchestratepilotplay callerprogram managerproject leadsteer

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries
actathletebackcommanddirectleadleadership rolemanagemanagement positionorganizational roleplayplayerposition in organizationsports positionteam role

More specific

14 entries
college quarterbackdrive executiondual threat quarterbackinitiative quarterbackoffense coordinationplay designpocket passerportfolio quarterbackpro quarterbackprogram quarterbackproject managementproject quarterbackstrategic planningteam leadership

Collocations

11 entries
backup quarterbackdrive executiongame strategyoffense leadershipplay callingproject coordinationquarterback drawquarterback ratingquarterback sneakstarting quarterbackteam leadership

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Translations

9 translations across 8 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • rerequart noun (American football passing back)

Finnish

1 entries
  • pelinrakentaja noun (American football passing back)

French

2 entries
  • quart-arrière noun (American football passing back)
  • quarterback noun (American football passing back)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კვოტერბეკი noun (American football passing back)

German

1 entries
  • Quarterback noun (American football passing back)

Japanese

1 entries
  • クォーターバック noun (American football passing back)

Marathi

1 entries
  • क्वार्टरबॅक noun (American football passing back)

Russian

1 entries
  • квотербек noun (American football passing back)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Tom is a quarterback.

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Tom plays quarterback on our high school's football team.

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I'm the quarterback of the team.

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The quarterback played pretty well.

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