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cornerback

noun

Etymology

From corner + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *baką✻
  3. inherited from *bak✻
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as cornerback — “corner + back”

Definitions

  1. Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the…

    Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.

    • The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver.

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