Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > T Synonyms of tailback Find synonyms for: Noun 1. tailback, back usage: (American football) the person who plays tailback 2. tailback, back usage: (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of tailback (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: voxpopuli Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language