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FIELD GENERAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
Example:
quarterback is the most important position on the team
Synonyms:
field general; quarterback; signal caller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("field general" is a kind of...):
back ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)
Holonyms ("field general" is a member of...):
eleven; football team (a team that plays football)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(football) the person who plays quarterback
Synonyms:
field general; quarterback; signal caller
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("field general" is a kind of...):
back ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)
Domain category:
football; football game (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)
