Signal Caller (Noun)
Meaning 1
(football) the person who plays quarterback.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The team's offense was struggling without their usual signal_caller, who was out with an injury.
- He's the signal_caller who always seems to make the right decisions under pressure.
- As the signal_caller, he was responsible for reading the defense and making adjustments on the fly.
- The young quarterback was still learning the nuances of being a signal_caller in the league.
- With a new coach and a new system, the team's signal_caller was having trouble getting into a rhythm.