scatback
noun
scat·back ˈskat-ˌbak 
: an offensive back in football who is an especially fast and elusive ballcarrier
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 5-11, 170-pound scatback ran through drills with the Kowboys Monday morning. 
Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 And Salvon Ahmed hasn’t come close to being the Reggie Bush-like scatback who creates mismatches. Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2021 The 5-foot-9 scatback recorded two receptions for 13 yards in Texas’ narrow win over TCU, didn’t touch the ball once against Oklahoma then had just two first-half touches against the Cowboys. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021 See More
Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 And Salvon Ahmed hasn’t come close to being the Reggie Bush-like scatback who creates mismatches. Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2021 The 5-foot-9 scatback recorded two receptions for 13 yards in Texas’ narrow win over TCU, didn’t touch the ball once against Oklahoma then had just two first-half touches against the Cowboys. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Oct. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021 Whittingham has called Pledger more of a scatback, with his best comparison being former Utes running back John White, who registered back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2011 and 2012. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
scat entry 1 + back
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above