flanker

1. One that flanks, especially a soldier so positioned as to protect the flank of a column of troops on the march.
2. 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.
3. Football. A flankerback.

1. A dependency or a service wing on a side of a building.
2. From a recess in the side of a medieval bastion, a gun emplacement that commanded the ramparts.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver
  Synonym: flankerback

Meaning #2: a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation

Flanker may refer to:

• The NATO reporting name for the Sukhoi Su-27 and derivatives^[1]:
  • Flanker-A: Sukhoi T-10 (Su-27 prototype)
  • Flanker-B: Sukhoi Su-27
  • Flanker-C: Sukhoi Su-30 (Su-27UB)
  • Flanker-D: Sukhoi Su-33 (Su-27K)
  • Flanker-E variant 1: Sukhoi Su-35 (Su-27M)
  • Flanker-E variant 2: Sukhoi Su-37
  • Flanker-F variant 1: Sukhoi Su-30 (Su-27PU), Su-30K
  • Flanker-F variant 2: Sukhoi Su-30M
  • Flanker-G: Sukhoi Su-30MKK
  • Flanker-H: Sukhoi Su-30MKI
• Su-27 Flanker, a computer game modeling the Sukhoi Su-27
• Flanker: a position in rugby union (not found in rugby league);
• Wide receiver: a position in American football.
• A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body, sometimes found in a castle.
• Flanker (Transformers)

References

1. ^ "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html. Retrieved 2006-05-13. 

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