- quar·ter·backIPA[ˈkwôrdərˌbak]
noun
1. a player positioned behind the center who directs a team's offensive play.
2. a person who directs or coordinates an operation or project.
verb
1. play as a quarterback for (a particular team):
he spent last fall quarterbacking the scout team2. direct or coordinate (an operation or project):
McIntyre had been quarterbacking the development of a satellite video transmission system
Variation
n.: noun: quarterback, plural noun: quarterbacks
v.: verb: quarterback, 3rd person present: quarterbacks, gerund or present participle: quarterbacking, past tense: quarterbacked, past participle: quarterbacked
noun
a player stationed behind the centre who directs a team's offensive play.a person who directs or coordinates an operation or project.
verb
play as a quarterback for (a particular team):direct or coordinate (an operation or project):
noun
a person who passes judgment on and criticizes something after the event.
noun
a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event.