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flagbearer

flagbearer is the alternative spelling of flag-bearer.

Meaning of flag-bearer

Noun

flag-bearer (plural flag-bearers)

  1. One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony.
    • Abramenko, a top aerialist in freestyle skiing, a five-time Olympian and the country’s flag-bearer for the opening ceremony, garnered more attention after the event, when a photograph of his hug with a Russian rival was widely circulated.2022 March 4, John Branch, “He Won an Olympic Silver for Ukraine. Now He’s Hiding in a Kyiv Garage.”, in The New York Times
  2. One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it.
    • The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, has been a flag-bearer for “open journalism”, which invites input from readers.2012 September 22, “The Guardian's future: unguarded”, in The Economist

Forms of flagbearer

pluralflagbearers

Words formed from flagbearer

Questions about flagbearer

What is flagbearer the alternative spelling of?
Flagbearer is the alternative spelling of flag-bearer.

Words near flagbearer in the dictionary

  1. flag-waving
  2. flagacious
  3. flagaries
  4. flagary
  5. flagball
  6. flagbearer
  7. flagbearers
  8. flagbearership
  9. flagbearerships
  10. flagboat
  11. flagboats

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