outflankern.
/ˌaʊtˈflaŋkə/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈflæŋkər/ A person who engages in an outflanking manoeuvre.
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1854 Daily News 14 Nov. 2/3 The very first shot dismounted one of the Russian guns, and then the Russians..thought to outflank us. As soon as this was seen, another division of our artillery was sent to meet these would be out-flankers, and sent round, grape, canister, and shells among them.
1920 Q. Rev. Jan. 107 As fast as Joffre created a new Army to prolong his left..so fast did the Germans cover their threatened right and seek to outflank their would-be outflankers.
1953 A. R. Burn Agricola & Rom. Britain xv. 155 Taking the outflankers themselves in flank with troops held back for the purpose.
2002 Observer (Nexis) 8 Dec. 28 In Britain, the Government selected tough tactics to deter outflankers of the Right.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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