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quarterback 1, noun(dictionary)
quarterback 2, verb(dictionary)

quarterback (iou)



quarterback noun & verb. L19.
[from QUARTER noun + BACK noun1.]
A. noun.
Amer. Football. (The position of) a player stationed behind the centre, who directs a team's attacking play. L19.
transf. A supporter or critic of an American football team. M20.
Monday morning quarterback a person who analyses and criticizes a game retrospectively; fig. a person who is wise after the event.
fig. A person who directs or coordinates an operation; a leader. N. Amer. M20.
Comb.: quarterback club an association of supporters actively interested in promoting their team's success; quarterback sack an attack on a quarterback before he or she can make a pass; quarterback sneak play in which a quarterback carries the ball instead of passing it to another back.
b. verb trans.
Amer. Football. Play quarterback for (a team); direct as quarterback. M20.
fig. Direct or coordinate (an operation). M20.
quarterbacking verbal noun the action of the verb;
Monday morning quarterbacking, criticizing after the event: M20.