full-back

A form of fullback — An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.

Meanings

nounfull-back (plural full-backs)

plural full-backs

  1. CommonwealthalternativedatedAlternative form of fullback.
Cite this entry
APA

full-back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-back

MLA

“full-back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-back.

Source: full-back on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.