(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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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