wide receiver

noun

: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation

Examples of wide receiver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the next game, Bishop delivered a blow to Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins over the middle that temporarily put him out of the game. —Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Ole Miss has enough dangerous weapons in quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and wide receivers Harrison Wallace III, De’Zhaun Stribling and Deuce Alexander to make a tired defense pay. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

Livingstone starred on a talent-laden Lovejoy team that included three other power conference wide receivers in Kyle Parker (LSU), Jaxson Lavender (SMU) and Daylan McCutcheon (Texas). —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026

Cornerback remains a priority for TCU, and wide receiver is another position where the Horned Frogs could add an experienced option. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide receiver

• achiever
• believer
• deceiver
• perceiver
• reliever
• retriever
• transceiver
• cleaver
• fever
• leaver
• weaver
• unbeliever