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Definitions
a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
Word origin
From flank + -er. The verb is from the noun (sense 3).
Used in a sentence
“[The planters’ houses] were frequently constructed with flankers and loopholes, for the purpose of firing upon the assailants when they approached so near.”
“It was in vain they threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants; each pause gave time for other pursuers to come within reach, and open attacks from different quarters.”
“the Castle was neither ſo weakly mann'd nor flanker'd as they were made belive”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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