free safety

noun

: a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense

Examples of free safety in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Streatfeild’s inspiration was her sister Sterling, who was a tailback and free safety and now attends Vanderbilt. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Memphis transfer Chris Bracy should get the majority of the snaps at strong safety, with Moore slated to start at free safety. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Taaffe is seemingly competing with Trader for the starting free safety role. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

To qualify, drivers must win a top placement at their state competition, sport a clean, preventable accident-free safety record for the previous year, and meet full-time driving requirements with their company. — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for free safety

• biosafety