tight end

noun

: an offensive football end who lines up close to the tackle and can act as a lineman or receiver

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The Chiefs tight end hoped to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it. — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Haley Cavinder and her husband, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson, have a long way to get to that point. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Kelce’s personal barber, Regan previously has traveled to the Super Bowl to make sure the Chiefs tight end was looking good. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Breathless coverage has poured in over the slow news week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, when billionaire songstress Swift will wed Kansas City tight end Kelce and close her long and fruitful era as a single woman. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tight end

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tight end was in 1962

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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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