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cornerback

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R N ER0 B AE2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Gaelic football; hurling; Gaelic football; hurling

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver.

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Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: football player, footballer

History

Etymology

From corner + back.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Catalan: defensor lateral — defensive player in certain sports
Finnish: kulmapuolustaja — defensive player in certain sports
German: Cornerback — defensive player in certain sports
Irish: lánchúlaí — defensive player in certain sports
Irish: lántaca — defensive player in certain sports

Word forms

Inflections and variants

cornerbacks — plural

Word family

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Derived: none provided

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Other relationships

Hypernyms: football player, footballer

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