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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.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Group relationships: Detachment
Generic synonyms: Soldier
Derivative terms: Flank
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. one that flanks [n -S] - See also: flanks