wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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Pittsburgh, though, reached a deal with the Seahawks to land Pro Bowler DK Metcalf to assume that top wide receiver role.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
As a follow-up move, the Eagles have waived the wide receiver Ife Adeyi.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
He was actually challenged to learn to juggle by new wide receivers coach Robert Prince.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The Steelers quickly signed him to a new five-year deal to bring some stability (and hopefully maturity) to a wide receiver room that’s lacked both.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
As a follow-up move, the Eagles have waived the wide receiver Ife Adeyi.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
He was actually challenged to learn to juggle by new wide receivers coach Robert Prince.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The Steelers quickly signed him to a new five-year deal to bring some stability (and hopefully maturity) to a wide receiver room that’s lacked both.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wide receiver
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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