Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of running back.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word runningback.

Examples

  • That chapter then auctions the ball off, with proceeds supporting the society's mission of creating a world without MS, a chronic unpredictable disease of the central nervous system. drawn by Hai Knafo John Prince The 2009 recipient was Alabama runningback Mark Ingram, the school's first-ever Heisman winner.

    Heisman Autographs Score $300,000 for MS Group 2010

  • So now the star quarterback and the star runningback of our football team are twilighters!!

    Just How Huge Will ‘Twilight’ Be This Weekend? » MTV Movies Blog 2008

  • San Diego Chargers runningback Ryan Matthews had his nose cauterized in order to stop his nosebleeds, a recurring problem he has had since high school.

    Ryan Matthews, San Diego Chargers Running Back, Has Nose Cauterized 2010

  • CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jamiel Shaw, Jr. was a 17-year-old Los Angeles high school student and star runningback who caught the eye of Stanford recruiters.

    CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2008 2008

  • CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jamiel Shaw, Jr. was a 17-year-old Los Angeles high school student and star runningback who caught the eye of Stanford recruiters.

    CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2008 2008

  • University of Arkansas runningback Darren McFadden is sure to be taken in the top 10 ahead of anybody from the University of Texas -- Betty?

    CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2008 2008

  • HOLMES: Because an Arkansas runningback from my school, my alma mater is going to be a top pick in the draft.

    CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2008 2008

  • Can you imagine a 33-year-old man's life being described that way unless he is an NFL runningback?

    "Her clock ticks, her life ebbs. Where is the man for her?" Ann Althouse 2007

  • Boise State runningback Ian Johnson (ph) is the guy who's proposing right there to his girlfriend, cheerleader Christie Popadiks (ph).

    CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2007 2007

  • LEMON: That was Warrick Dunn, runningback of the Atlanta Falcons at training camp in Flowery Branch, of course responding to the charges against Vick and he is accepting a plea deal.

    CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.