# halfback

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhæfˌbæk/ · frequency rank #28,941

## Definitions
1. Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
2. A player who occupies one of these positions.
3. A player who occupies one of these positions.
4. A player who occupies one of these positions.
5. A player who occupies one of these positions.
6. A player who occupies one of these positions.
7. A person from the northern United States who moves to Florida, but then due to the heat or other issues, moves again to a more temperate climate, primarily the Carolinas.

## Etymology
From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback.
In the sense of someone who moves to Florida and then to a more temperate climate, from moving "half way back"

## Easily confused with
- **hardback** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halfback-vs-hardback)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahlfback`, `haflback`, `halbfack`, `halfabck`, `halfbacck`, `halfbackk`, `halfbakc`, `halfbback`, `halfbcak`, `halffback`, `hallfback`, `hhalfback`, `hlafback`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/halfback