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

The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder starts at inside linebacker and wide receiver, occasionally lines up at running back, handles punting duties and plays on virtually all special teams. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs has requested a trade, according to ESPN. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

What does this estimate mean for the quarterbacks and wide receivers who line up every weekend to compete in America’s most popular sport? — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Many now clamor for his reunion to alleviate the Chiefs’ thin wide receiver room. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 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