"cornerback" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cornerbacks [plural]
Etymology: From corner + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corner|back}} corner + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornerback (plural cornerbacks)
  1. (American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Categories (topical): Football (American), Gaelic football, Hurling Translations (defensive player in certain sports): defensor lateral [masculine] (Catalan), kulmapuolustaja (Finnish), Cornerback [masculine] (German), lánchúlaí [masculine] (Irish), lántaca [masculine] (Irish)

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