Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "quarterback" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

group offense help team win championship pass footbal pass football pass football to receiver pass to wide receiver playing football with guys throw football throw pass throw spiral pass win football game

Derived Terms

Monday morning quarterback Monday-morning quarterback armchair quarterback dimeback nickelback

Context

american football football historical rugby football

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

back play

Type Of (IsA)

back footpall player offensive back offensive football player player in game

Manner Of

play

Part Of

football team

Related Terms

cornerback dimeback linebacker nickelback

Related Terms

block forward hike line of scrimmage offensive back play snap

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.