signal-caller
noun
sig·nal-call·er
ˈsig-nᵊl-ˈkȯ-lər 
plural signal-callers
American football
: quarterback
… one of the most-talented quarterbacks in the game, a signal-caller who leads a well-balanced offense on a team that is so confident and cool it acts as if it were going to the movies instead of Super Bowl XXVIII.—
Mike Freeman
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The signal-caller suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg after JJ Watt and Kareem Jackson convened in a sack.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 May 2025
In a situation that was eerily similar to that of former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann, who was in the stands that afternoon, the signal-caller suffered an ugly leg injury.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Still, the young signal-caller has embraced the hardships.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
The Cleveland Browns, New York Giants and New Orleans Saints all have early second-round picks, which could create pressure for one to jump up to Day 1 in order to land its signal-caller of choice.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 May 2025
In a situation that was eerily similar to that of former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann, who was in the stands that afternoon, the signal-caller suffered an ugly leg injury.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Still, the young signal-caller has embraced the hardships.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
The Cleveland Browns, New York Giants and New Orleans Saints all have early second-round picks, which could create pressure for one to jump up to Day 1 in order to land its signal-caller of choice.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Signal-caller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signal-caller. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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