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wide receiver


wide receiver

noun

American football : a player on the offensive team who specializes in catching forward passes

Full Definition of WIDE RECEIVER

:  a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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First Known Use of WIDE RECEIVER

1968

Rhymes with WIDE RECEIVER

cantilever, disbeliever, eager beaver, misbeliever, true believer, unbeliever

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