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Ball carrier

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ballcarriernounAlternative spelling of ball carrier. [(American football, Canadian football, rugby) A player who carries the football.]
halfbacknoun(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
running backnoun(American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.
ball boynoun(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.
kickoff returnernoun(American football) A player on the receiving side whose primary job is to catch the football during a kickoff and carry the ball.
quarterbacknoun(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
receivernounA person who receives.
punt returnernoun(American football) A player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.
backfieldernoun(sports) A player stationed in the backfield.
ball playernounA player of a ball game; especially a basketball, baseball, or football player.
feature backnoun(US, American football) In American football, a back – usually a running back – that gets the most carries and most yardage in a game.
footballistnoun(dated) A football player.
ball girlnoun(sports) A female responsible for getting the balls from off the area of play to the players.
onballernoun(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
passernoun(sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
returnernoun(American football) A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked
ballplayernounAlternative form of ball player. [A player of a ball game; especially a basketball, baseball, or football player.]
ballboynounAlternative spelling of ball boy. [(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.]
man in motionnoun(Canadian football) Any player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards, forwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap.
ballkickernoun(sports) Someone who kicks the ball.

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