Usually means: Football player who runs ball.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word running back:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. running back: Merriam-Webster
  2. running back: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. running back: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. running back: Vocabulary.com
  5. running-back: Wordnik
  6. running back: Wiktionary
  7. running back: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. running back: Dictionary.com
  9. Running Back (Jessica Mauboy song), Running Back (Wale song), Running Back (gridiron football), Running Back, Running-back, Running back (American football), Running back (disambiguation), Running back: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. running back: Rhymezone
  11. running back: FreeDictionary.org
  12. running back: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. running back: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Running Back: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Running back: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (running back)

▸ noun:  (American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.

Similar:
halfback, quarterback, feature back, offensive back, backfielder, fullback, kickoff returner, man in motion, slotback, punt returner, more...

Phrases:
running back and forth, more...



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Similar:
halfback, quarterback, feature back, offensive back, backfielder, fullback, kickoff returner, man in motion, slotback, punt returner, more...

Phrases:
running back and forth, more...



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