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Definition of halfback noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

halfback

noun
halfback pronunciation English ˈhɑːfbæk halfback pronunciation American ˈhæfbæk
(also half)
 
1 [countable] one of the defending players in hockey or rugby whose position is between those who play at the front of a team and those who play at the back2 (also tailback) [countable] one of the two attacking players in American football whose position is behind the quarterback and beside the fullbacks3 (also tailback) [uncountable] the position a halfback plays at