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flanker.

A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflæŋkə/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈflæŋkɚ/General-American/ˈfleɪ̯ŋkɚ//ˈflɛ̃ŋkɚ/
  1. A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

  2. A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.

  3. A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.

  4. One of a pair of large upright monoliths erected on either end of the recumbent, in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

  5. A usually lower-end brand or product introduced in order to target competitors and protect a company's main market share.

  6. Newly created perfume that shares some attributes of an already existing perfume.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈflæŋkə/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈflæŋkɚ/General-American/ˈfleɪ̯ŋkɚ//ˈflɛ̃ŋkɚ/
  1. To defend by lateral fortifications.

    obsolete
  2. To attack sideways.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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