wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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This season, the team added star left tackle Laremy Tunsil from the Houston Texans and wide receiver Deebo Samuel, coincidentally from the 49ers.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
The wide receiver position, though, is not without flux.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
While there are more questions than answers in Pittsburgh's quarterback room, the storied franchise did bolster its wide receiver corps by adding DK Metcalf.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
The woman who accused Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy of choking her last week has been granted a temporary protective order against him.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
The wide receiver position, though, is not without flux.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
While there are more questions than answers in Pittsburgh's quarterback room, the storied franchise did bolster its wide receiver corps by adding DK Metcalf.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
The woman who accused Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy of choking her last week has been granted a temporary protective order against him.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wide receiver
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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