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Halfback

🔄 Synonyms of "Halfback"

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Word	Definition
running backnoun	(American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Halfback"

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Word	Definition
running backnoun	(American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.
fullbacknoun	(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
full-backnoun	(Commonwealth, dated in US) Alternative form of fullback. [(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.]
backfieldernoun	(sports) A player stationed in the backfield.
backfieldnoun	(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
half forwardnoun	(Australian rules football, Gaelic football, hurling) An attacking player who plays between the midfielders and forwards.
quarterbacknoun	(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
tailbacknoun	(American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
half-backnoun	(rugby) the scrum-half and the fly-half
three-quarternoun	of three fourths of the usual dimension
defensive halfbacknoun	(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
back	(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
flexbonenoun	(American football) A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.
cornerbackingnoun	(sports) The playing of the cornerback position.
cornerbacknoun	(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
offensive backnoun	(American football) A player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.
back linenoun	(soccer) Collectively, the defenders of a team.
three-quarter backnoun	(rugby) Any of a group of players positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs; consists of the left wing, the inside centre, the outside centre and the right wing
third-guardernoun	(school slang, soccer) A half-back.
backlinernoun	(sports) One who plays on the back line.