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- [flang-ker]
- /ˈflæŋ kər/
- /ˈflæŋkə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flang-ker]
- /ˈflæŋ kər/
Definitions of flanker word
- noun flanker a person or thing that flanks. 1
- noun flanker Military. one of a body of soldiers placed on the flank of an army to guard a line of march. 1
- noun flanker Fortification. a fortification projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body. 1
- noun flanker Football. Also called flankerback. an offensive back who lines up outside of an end. split end. 1
- noun flanker A person or thing situated on the flank of something, in particular. 1
- noun flanker American football position 1
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Origin of flanker
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; flank + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flanker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flanker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
flanker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with flanker
- what is a flanker in football?
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- how to play openside flanker?
- how to play flanker rugby?
- how to be a good flanker?
- what is a flanker brand?
- what does flanker mean?
- how to play flanker in rugby?
- how to be a flanker?
- how to be a good rugby flanker?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fl
- Words starting with fla
- Words starting with flan
- Words starting with flank
- Words starting with flanke
- Words starting with flanker
