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

2 senses of tailback

Sense 1
tailback -- ((American football) the person who plays tailback)
       => back -- ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)

Sense 2
tailback -- ((American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage)
       => back -- ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)