halfback

Universal Words (also half) noun 1 [C] one of the defending players in football/soccer, hockey or rugby whose position is between those who play at the front of a team and those who play at the back 2 [C] one of the two attacking players in American football whose position is behind the QUARTERBACK and beside the FULLBACKS 3 [U] the position a halfback plays at: Sammer is at halfback.