Flanker may refer to: * Flanker (perfume), a newly created perfume sharing attributes of an existing one *

Flanker (rugby union) Flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Each team of 15 players includes two flankers, who play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside or openside flankers, numbers 6 and 7 respectively. The name comes fro ...

, a position in rugby union (not found in rugby league) * ''Su-27 Flanker'' (video game), a 1996 computer game modeling the Sukhoi Su-27 *

Sukhoi Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet Union, Soviet-origin twinjet, twin-engine supersonic Supermaneuverability, supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the lar ...

and its derivatives, by NATO reporting name *

Wide receiver A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense (American football), offense, WR gets its name ...

, a position in American football *

Eriksen flanker task In cognitive psychology, the Eriksen flanker task is a set of response inhibition tests used to assess the ability to suppress responses that are inappropriate in a particular context (language use), context. The target is flanked by non-target sti ...

, involving a flanker that can diagnose certain neurological disorders

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