n. 1 Mil. a fortification guarding or menacing the flank. 2 anything that flanks another thing. 3 (in Rugby and American Football) a flank forward. 4 sl. a trick; a swindle (pulled a flanker).
FLANKER
Meaning of FLANKER in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012