Meanings
plural standard-bearers
- A person who carries a flag or banner (a standard).
The standard-bearer in battle is in the center of the front line so the following troops know where to go; unfortunately, it also shows the enemy where to shoot.
Synonyms: flag-bearer, flag carrier
- figurativelyA person who visibly leads.
He became the standard-bearer for their cause because of his celebrity.
Synonyms: flag-bearer, flag carrier
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who carries a flag or banner (a standard).
nounA person who visibly leads.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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