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an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
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running back — run′ning back n. football fbb spo an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage … From formal English to slang
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