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Flanker

nounid 59490·updated May 18, 2026
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a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation

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Variants

synonym
flanker back
plural
Flankers
possessive
Flanker's
pluralpossessive
Flankers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
§2
a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line

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