"running back" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: running backs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} running back (plural running backs)
  1. (American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier. Categories (topical): Football (American) Translations (type of offensive back): keskushyökkääjä (Finnish), Running Back [masculine] (German), Runningback (German)
    Sense id: en-running_back-en-noun-xdrDvxn7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} running back
  1. present participle and gerund of run back Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: run back
    Sense id: en-running_back-en-verb-rRCmTIKe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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