quarterback

== English == === Etymology === From quarter +‎ back, in reference to the position in front of the halfback position. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwɔːtəbak/ === Noun === quarterback (plural quarterbacks) (American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play. (American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back. (rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === quarterback (third-person singular simple present quarterbacks, present participle quarterbacking, simple past and past participle quarterbacked) (American football, transitive) To play the position of quarterback. (figuratively, by extension, transitive) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity. ==== Translations ==== === References === == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English quarterback. === Noun === quarterback c (singular definite quarterbacken, plural indefinite quarterbacker or quarterbacks) A quarterback. ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English quarterback. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwaʁ.təʁ.bak/ === Noun === quarterback m (plural quarterbacks) quarterback == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English quarterback. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwaɾteɾˈbak/ [kwaɾ.t̪eɾˈβ̞ak] Rhymes: -ak === Noun === quarterback m (plural quarterbacks) quarterback ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.