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quarterback — quar‧ter‧back [ˈkwɔːtəbæk ǁ ˈkwɔːrtər ] verb [transitive] informal to organize or be in charge of an activity or event: • JPMS quarterbacked the selling effort of a Wall Street syndicate. * * * quarterback UK US /ˈkwɔːtəbæk/ verb [I or T] US ► to … Financial and business terms
quarterback — (n.) in U.S. football, 1876, from QUARTER (Cf. quarter) (n.) + BACK (Cf. back) (n.); so called from his position on the field at the start of play between the halfback and the center. As a verb from 1945. Figurative sense from 1952. Monday… … Etymology dictionary
quarterback — ► NOUN American Football ▪ a player stationed behind the centre who directs a team s offensive play … English terms dictionary
Quarterback — An example of quarterback positioning in an offensive formation … Wikipedia
Quarterback — Un ejemplo de colocación del mariscal de campo (quarterback) en una formación en I (con fullback y halfback slineados tras el QB) … Wikipedia Español
Quarterback — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Quarterback (bande dessinée) et QB. Quarterback entamant un mouvement de passe en avant Le quarterback … Wikipédia en Français
Quarterback — Die Position des QB in der I Formation Der Quarterback (QB), frühere Bezeichnung Blocking back (BB), ist eine Spielposition in der Offensivmannschaft beim American Football und Canadian Football … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarterback — quar|ter|back1 [ˈkwo:təbæk US ˈkwo:rtər ] n 1.) the player in American football who directs the team s attacking play and passes the ball to the other players at the start of each attack 2.) Monday morning quarterback AmE informal someone who… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarterback — /kwawr teuhr bak /, n. 1. a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team. 2. the position played by this back. 3. a person who leads or directs a group or activity. v.t. 4. to direct the… … Universalium
Quarterback — Quar|ter|back 〈[kwɔ:tə(r)bæk] m. 6; Sp.; American Football〉 zentral offensiv spielender Feldspieler, der aus der Offensive heraus Angriffe der eigenen Mannschaft einleitet u. insbesondere für das Passspiel zuständig ist [<engl. quarter… … Universal-Lexikon
