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sig·nal-call·er | \ ˈsig-nᵊl-ˈkȯ-lər 
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\ plural signal-callers
Definition of signal-caller
American football
: quarterback … one of the most-talented quarterbacks in the game, a signal-caller who leads a well-balanced offense on a team that is so confident and cool it acts as if it were going to the movies instead of Super Bowl XXVIII.— Mike Freeman
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The first known use of signal-caller was in 1915
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