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flanker

flan·ker

US/ˈflæŋkə/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver

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2.

a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation

Origin

From flank + -er. The verb is from the noun (sense 3).

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