Sinonim field general

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1. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team (noun.act)

hypernym	:	back,
definition	:	(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage (noun.act)

member meronym	:	eleven, football team,
definition	:	a team that plays football (noun.group)

2. (football) the person who plays quarterback (noun.person)

hypernym	:	back,
definition	:	(football) a person who plays in the backfield (noun.person)

domain category	:	football, football game,
definition	:	any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal (noun.act)

3. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team (noun.act)

derivation	:	quarterback,
definition	:	play the quarterback (verb.competition)

derivation	:	quarterback,
definition	:	play the quarterback (verb.competition)