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Definition of Flanker
1. Noun. A back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver.
2. Noun. A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation.
Group relationships: Detachment
Generic synonyms: Soldier
Derivative terms: Flank
Definition of Flanker
1. n. One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.
2. v. t. To defend by lateral fortifications.
Definition of Flanker
1. Noun. (rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum. ¹
2. Noun. (American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage. ¹
3. Noun. (military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications. ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete) To attack sideways. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flanker
1. one that flanks [n -S] - See also: flanks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flanker
Literary usage of Flanker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Fort-La-Fayette Life." (1865)
"THE PURPOSE ix STARTING THE " RIGHT flanker" —THE ANTECEDENTS or THOSE WITH WHOM IT
... IN starting such a sheet as the " Right flanker," the purpose is to ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Л •\To flanker,. 1. To fortify. From the preceding word. 2. To emit sparks, or
to flicker. .... flanker ..."
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