Word: quarterbacked
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: quar
ter
backed
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback; play the quarterback
Morphemes:
Affix: quarter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A quarterback; the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.