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. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: anomie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language