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

Adding to the connections, Ravens wide receiver coach Prentice Gill is a former USC receivers coach who helped recruit Lane out of high school. —Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

The Patriots have remaining needs at linebacker, tight end, cornerback, defensive tackle, guard and wide receiver. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

After trading back twice on Thursday night to move out of the first round entirely, the San Francisco 49ers finally got on the board in the 2026 NFL Draft with the first pick of Round 2 on Friday, taking Ole Miss wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling. —Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Comparatively and historically speaking, that’s a heck of a lot better bang for the buck than what a very-late-in-the-first-round wide receiver gives you during his rookie campaign. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 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