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Noun: flanker  flangku(r)
  1. A back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver
    - flanker back
     
  2. A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation

Derived forms: flankers

See also: flank

Type of: back, pongo [Brit], soldier

Part of: detachment

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