Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quarterback

2 senses of quarterback

Sense 1
quarterback, signal caller, field general -- ((football) the person who plays quarterback)
       => back -- ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)

Sense 2
quarterback, signal caller, field general -- ((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")
       => back -- ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb quarterback

1 sense of quarterback

Sense 1
quarterback -- (play the quarterback)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")