flanker

noun

Meaning

A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
To defend by lateral fortifications.
To attack sideways.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

flankerback(English)halfback(English)back row(English)blindside flanker(English)lock(English)open-side(English)prop(English)openside flanker(English)blindside(English)scrum(English)wingman(English)wallaby(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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