Definition of "flanker" []

• One that flanks, especially a soldier so positioned as to protect the flank of a column of troops on the march. (noun)
• Business An extension product, such as a diet version of a soft drink or a liquid version of a detergent, added to a line to support the sales of the main product. (noun)
• Football A flankerback. (noun)

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• "''Our defense was ready to redeem itself after the Miami game,' 'Bruin flanker Freddie Mitchell said."
• "They also launched or re-launched their so-called flanker brands to compete with the new entrants in the talk-and-text market."
• "Study participants were 9-year-olds eight girls, 12 boys who performed a series of stimulus-discrimination tests known as flanker tasks, to assess their inhibitory control."