running back
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈrʌnɪŋ bæk/
- Jargon
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corredor (fútbol americano)
- The running back scored two touchdowns during the game.
- NFL running back
- quarterback and running back
- star running back
I've heard Zeke wants to set the market for running backs.
- I've heard Zeke wants to set the market for running backs.
- Maybe sometime that team puts him at running back.
- Let's think about a running back as the the space opens up, which is super narrow, right?
- I think let's play linebacker early on in my wreck ball and then I transitioned into running back.
- But Eric Bieneman was the running backs coach.
- Your first head coach, coach A Lin is now your running back coach.
- And our running back coach, Todd McNair played in NFL as well, was a dog.
Examples
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The blockers knock Julius down, and the Marshall running back is headed for the goal line.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Crusaders didn't have an answer for Valwood senior running back Khary Paige Friday night.
Blog text (3) -
The greatest running back of all time.
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OK, New England running back, you had a good game last, but they lost against the Giants.
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Those are the things that make running backs, at least to me, those are the things that make you respect them.
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Especially after losing your starting quarterback and running back to injuries?
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I think Tony Nathan's the best running back in the country.
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He's one of the best running backs to come out of Southern California.
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Jim Thorpe, for example, is considered by many to be one of the greatest running backs football has ever seen.
Academic text (1996) -
Don't be surprised if Tanner finds himself as the lead running back against the Giants.
Blog text (4)
Synonyms
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3.2
A player who lines up behind the quarterback and mainly blocks, sometimes runs or catches the ball
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6.5
An American football player who moves the ball by running
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8.3
A player at the back who usually carries the ball in American football
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2.3
An offensive player who carries the ball to move it forward
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4.3
A player who usually runs with the ball in American football
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8.8
A small, fast running back who uses quick moves to avoid tackles
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is partly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'running' (moving/running with the ball) and 'back' (a player/position) can infer it denotes a back who runs with the ball. However, the specific sense as a technical American‑football offensive position with particular duties (fullback/halfback who advances the ball) is sport-specific and not fully predictable from general vocabulary, so it requires some extra cultural/technical knowledge.
Etymology
Running back comes from American football. One clear picture behind the name is a player who is running with the ball and who starts at the back of the team rather than on the line. So, a running back means a player whose job is to 'advance the ball by running'.