noun
flanker
Flanker (noun) means a player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
noun
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.
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Etymology
From flank + -er. The verb is from the noun (sense 3).
Rhymes for flanker
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What is the meaning of flanker?
"flanker" (noun) means a player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
What are the different meanings of flanker?
"flanker" has 3 main meanings: 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.