flanker
/ˈflæŋkɚ/ noun C2- A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
- A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
- A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
- 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.
- A usually lower-end brand or product introduced in order to target competitors and protect a company's main market share.
- Newly created perfume that shares some attributes of an already existing perfume.
Plural flankers
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