cornerback
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cornerback
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From corner + back.
noun cornerbacks
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: defensive back, cornerbacking, safety, corner, halfback, linebacker, boundary corner, defensive halfback, offensive back, secondary, fullback, quarterback, guard, corner forward, wide receiver, full-back
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noun defensive player in certain sports
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Talk about this word "cornerback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cornerback. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cornerback. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cornerback "cornerback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cornerback.Cite this
@misc{cornerback_2026,
title = {cornerback},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornerback},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
