"fullback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fullbacks [plural]
Etymology: From full + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|full|back}} full + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} fullback (plural fullbacks)
  1. (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays. Categories (topical): Football (American) Translations (American football): keskushyökkääjä (Finnish), पीछे का खिलाड़ी (pīche kā khilāṛī) [masculine] (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-fullback-en-noun-mi-nIqvu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 34 9 29 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'American football': 67 15 5 13
  2. (rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts. Categories (topical): Rugby Translations ((rugby)): zadák [masculine] (Czech), cefnwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fullback-en-noun-h3OvbyLA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 53 7 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 25 38 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 24 40 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 34 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 43 11 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 25 40 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 46 8 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 41 8 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 38 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 22 45 8 26 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports Disambiguation of '(rugby)': 14 68 6 12
  3. (field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring. Categories (topical): Field hockey
    Sense id: en-fullback-en-noun-BUuDH3OX
  4. (soccer) A player who plays on the left or right side of defence. Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Translations ((soccer) a player who plays on the left or right side of defence): һаҡсы (haqsı) (Bashkir), (Chinese Cantonese), (zaap⁶) [Hong-Kong] (Chinese Cantonese), laitapuolustaja (Finnish), terzino [masculine] (Italian), lateral [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), ytterback [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fullback-en-noun-2HipcN5A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 34 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 34 9 29 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports Disambiguation of '(soccer) a player who plays on the left or right side of defence': 11 14 9 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: centre-back, wing-back

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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