flanker

Meaning

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

Verb

1. (obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
2. (obsolete) To attack sideways.

Synonyms

flanker back

Translations

حامي جناح الجيش

υπερφαλαγγίζων

flanker

omweg

oplichterij

zwendel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflæŋkə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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