WordNet
signal caller
n. (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn: quarterback, field general]
the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" [syn: quarterback, field general]
Usage examples of "signal caller".
Of course I knew then who Ernst was: the quarter back of the radicals, the signal caller, the dark planner, the one the others gathered around.