: a football player stationed wide of the formation slightly behind the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver
called also flanker back
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After each repetition, participants performed a grip strength task and an arrowhead flanker task to measure attention.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Her Signature scent won the Fragrance Foundation’s FiFi Award for Fragrance of the Year - Women’s Luxury in 2003, and her Princess fragrance, which was nominated for a FiFi as well, has inspired a dozen-odd flankers, including Rock Princess, for which Wang starred in the campaign.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 12 May 2025
But Horton can make an impact from day one as a rotational flanker capable of creating big plays with fluidity, speed and natural tracking skills.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
And yet each flanker of the classic is deserving of fanfare, like 2024’s L’eau d’Issey Pour Homme Solar Lavender.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Her Signature scent won the Fragrance Foundation’s FiFi Award for Fragrance of the Year - Women’s Luxury in 2003, and her Princess fragrance, which was nominated for a FiFi as well, has inspired a dozen-odd flankers, including Rock Princess, for which Wang starred in the campaign.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 12 May 2025
But Horton can make an impact from day one as a rotational flanker capable of creating big plays with fluidity, speed and natural tracking skills.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
And yet each flanker of the classic is deserving of fanfare, like 2024’s L’eau d’Issey Pour Homme Solar Lavender.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Flanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flanker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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flanker
noun
flank·er
ˈflaŋ-kər 
1
: one that flanks
2
: a football player stationed wide of the formation especially as a pass receiver
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