: 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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Bea McMonagle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 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
That allows Dillon Bell to play a more natural position at the flanker spot, and Zachariah Branch (a Southern California transfer) can be dynamic out of the slot.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Three Legion players were named to MLR’s First XV for their performances last week: tight-head prop Darcy Breen (nine tackles), blindside flanker Christian Poidevin (18 tackles) and scrum-half Richard Judd (one try scored, 294 kicking meters).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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Bea McMonagle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 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
That allows Dillon Bell to play a more natural position at the flanker spot, and Zachariah Branch (a Southern California transfer) can be dynamic out of the slot.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Three Legion players were named to MLR’s First XV for their performances last week: tight-head prop Darcy Breen (nine tackles), blindside flanker Christian Poidevin (18 tackles) and scrum-half Richard Judd (one try scored, 294 kicking meters).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Flanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flanker. Accessed 14 Apr. 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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