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FLANKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flanker" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("flanker" is a member of...):
detachment (a small unit of troops of special composition)
Derivation:
flank (be located at the sides of something or somebody)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver
Synonyms:
flanker; flanker back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("flanker" is a kind of...):
back ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)
Derivation:
flank (be located at the sides of something or somebody)
