ball carrier

noun

A player who carries the football.

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Meanings

nounball carrier (plural ball carriers)

plural ball carriers · alternative ballcarrier

  1. CanadianAmerican footballA player who carries the football.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

Similar
runner
Broader
football playerfootballer
Also see
runner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ball carrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20carrier

MLA

“ball carrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20carrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ball carrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20carrier.

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