1. (American football) an offensive football player whose position on the line of scrimmage is farthest from the ball and whose function to principally to catch passes
   "The quarterback threw a long pass to the wide receiver in the end zone"
    
2. [vulgar] The person who plays the female role in a male-on-male homosexual relationship
   "The term 'wide receiver' is considered offensive slang in LGBTQ+ communities"

Derived forms: wide receivers

Encyclopedia: Wide receiver