wideout
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪdˌaʊt/
- Jargon
- "When they only have two wideouts on the field, we'll use our standard personnel with three linebackers."
- a rookie wideout
Examples
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The Steelers' top wideout Mike Wallace (groin) will likely see the field, as will Emmanuel Sanders (knee).
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The Cowboys are doing their best to make sure their talented wideout doesn't get into any further trouble.
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More specifically, who is the clear-cut #1 wideout on their team without question?
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Our defense is still our defense, and our wideouts stepped up finally.
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Of course, each wideout only made one play; there was no continuous threat in Oakland's aerial attack.
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He's happier talking about the emergence of wideout J.D. Woods.
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The junior wideout has been held scoreless and to just 11 receptions over the previous four contests.
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Rogers faced one of the quickest slot wide receivers in the NFL last week in Rams wideout Danny Amendola.
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The team's top three wideouts—DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, and Jason Avant—have combined for only 3 drops.
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The quarterback relied on his trusted wideout to make the catch near the sideline.
Synonyms
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7.4
A player positioned at the side of the line in American football
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A football player who catches passes from the quarterback
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A player who receives forward passes, like a wide receiver or tight end
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A player who stands wide to catch passes for the team on offense
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An American football player who stands near the sideline to catch passes
Surface Forms
Morphology
wideout = wide (semi-transparent) = out + wide
The components 'wide' + 'out' clearly indicate being positioned toward the sideline, but the term is specialized American football jargon denoting a particular player role, so it is not fully transparent to general learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Wideout comes from the two simple words wide ('broad' or 'far from the middle') and out ('away' or 'toward the sideline'), so it pictures a player standing wide on the field. That's why a wideout is the football player who lines up near the sideline to catch passes.