signal-caller

noun

sig·nal-call·er ˈsig-nᵊl-ˈkȯ-lər

plural signal-callers

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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Andy Dalton, Carolina’s incumbent backup signal-caller, is a pending free agent. —

Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025 After one of the poorest showings of his career, the signal-caller thanked his fans and apologized for his effort. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Rodgers could fill in for those teams as a bridge QB for a season and allow the team to draft their long-term signal-caller in the 2026 draft. —

Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025 And also in part because, well, Hurts isn’t as gifted a thrower as say, Mahomes or Ravens signal-caller Lamar Jackson. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for signal-caller