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Synonyms for quarterback
ˈkwɔr tərˌbækquar·ter·back

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  1. quarterback, signal caller, field generalnoun

    (football) the person who plays quarterback

    Synonyms:
    field general, signal caller

  2. quarterback, signal caller, field generalverb

    (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"

    Synonyms:
    field general, signal caller

  3. quarterbackverb

    play the quarterback

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  1. List of paraphrases for "quarterback":

    dahir, strategist

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How to use quarterback in a sentence?

  1. Peyton Manning:

    I have felt very fortunate to play 18 years like I have, and I know how hard I've worked to play this long, when I look across at the New England Patriots and see Tom Brady is Tom Brady quarterback, I just know how hard New England Patriots's worked, as well. To play as well as New England Patriots has over the course of New England Patriots career, with the success that New England Patriots has had and the team's success, I have a lot of respect for New England Patriots. New England Patriots's earned that respect. New England Patriots and( New England Patriots head coach) Bill Belichick have earned all the respect and all of the accolades that Tom Brady get.

  2. Justin Houston:

    I think that was his fault, i pray he’s not hurt, it’s nothing serious, but as a quarterback you should step out of bounds. It’s only an inch. An inch wouldn’t have made a difference. You got the yardage. You need to be smart.

  3. Trevor Lawrence:

    We’re really excited, obviously. I talked to him briefly on the phone, I guess that was Thursday night, and then today, first time meeting him in person, just seems like a really great guy, obviously, he’s had a lot of success. His resume kind of speaks for itself. He’s an offensive guy, played quarterback in the NFL. All of those things make me really excited, and it’s something that I’m just excited to get to work with him and see what he brings to the table.

  4. Andrew Luck:

    It's not the quarterback-versus-quarterback thing, we're not on the field at the same time. I have a lot of respect for him, what he does, what he still does is amazing.

  5. Wakeem Page:

    We'd been watching film so I knew when (the quarterback) moved out about two yards that it was going to be a pitch play. I shot the gap and (the ball) just landed in my hands.


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