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 wide receivers should be on display as well, from sophomore Drelon Miller to Tulsa transfer Joseph Williams. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025

The wide receiver, tight end and offensive tackle positions are stacked with some of the team’s biggest stars. —Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025

Between a mixture of players moving on, injuries and lack of experience, the wide receiver room is looking thin heading into 2025. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025

With immediate needs at wide receiver, defensive end and cornerback, Green Bay is unlikely to select an offensive lineman in the first two rounds. —Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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