field general

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	field general - (football) the person who plays quarterbackquarterback, signal callerfootball, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalback - (football) a person who plays in the backfield
	2.	field general - (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"quarterback, signal callerback - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmagefootball team, eleven - a team that plays football