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flanker

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  1. flanker (noun)
  2. high flanker (noun)

flank·er

noun \ˈflaŋ-kər\

Definition of FLANKER

: 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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First Known Use of FLANKER

1940

Rhymes with FLANKER

anchor, banker, canker, chancre, franker, hanker, rancor, ranker, spanker, tanker, thanker

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