flanker

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noun

1. a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line;
used as a pass receiver
• Syn:
flanker back
• Derivationally related forms:
flank
• Hypernyms:
back
2. a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
• Derivationally related forms:
flank
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
soldier
• Member Holonyms:
detachment