halfback

Meaning

Noun

1. Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
2. A player who occupies one of these positions.
3. (Canadian) A player who occupies one of these positions.
4. A player who occupies one of these positions.
5. A player who occupies one of these positions.
6. A player who occupies one of these positions.
7. A person from the northern United States who moves to Florida, but then due to the heat or other issues, moves again to a more temperate climate, primarily the Carolinas.

Verb

To play in the position of halfback.

Synonyms

midfielder

center forward

centre forward

fullback

half

linebacker

middle guard

line backer

back

🔙

midfield player

Translations

mediano

centrocampista

milieu de terrain

migcampista

Läufer

Mittelfeldspieler

Halbspieler

mittlere Position

Halfback

Mittelfeldspielerin

demi

demi-centre

demi-arrière

centrocampista

halfback

Etymology

From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback.
In the sense of someone who moves to Florida and then to a more temperate climate, from moving "half way back"