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SIGNAL CALLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does signal caller mean? 

SIGNAL CALLER (noun)
  The noun SIGNAL CALLER has 2 senses:

1. (football) the person who plays quarterbackplay

2. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his teamplay

  Familiarity information: SIGNAL CALLER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIGNAL CALLER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(football) the person who plays quarterback

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

field general; quarterback; signal caller

Hypernyms ("signal caller" is a kind of...):

back ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)

Domain category:

football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)


Sense 2

Meaning:

(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

field general; quarterback; signal caller

Context example:

quarterback is the most important position on the team

Hypernyms ("signal caller" is a kind of...):

back ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)

Holonyms ("signal caller" is a member of...):

eleven; football team (a team that plays football)


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