QUARTERBACK Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For QUARTERBACK
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| defense | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
| kicker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a player who kicks the football | ||||||||
| lineman | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the players on the line of scrimmage • the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole • a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines • (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage | ||||||||
| punter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who propels a boat with a pole • (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground • someone who bets | ||||||||
| receiver | nounn | |||||||
noun • set that receives radio or tv signals • (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties • earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds • a person who receives something • the tennis player who receives the serve • a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass | ||||||||
| running back | nounn | |||||||
noun • (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage | ||||||||
| tight end | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle | ||||||||
