1. (American football) the person who plays tailback;
2. (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tailback
n 1: (American football) the person who plays tailback
2: (American football) the position of the offensive back on a
football team who lines up farthest from the line of
scrimmage