Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

field general

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables: field- -gen-er-al
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of their team

Example Sentences

"quarterback is the most important position on the team"

Synonyms

quarterback signal caller

Questions

What does field general mean?: (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of their team

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