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standard-bearer

standard-bearer noun: a person who carries a flag or banner (a standard).

Noun

standard-bearer (plural standard-bearers)

  1. 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.
  2. (figuratively) A person who visibly leads.
    • He became the standard-bearer for their cause because of his celebrity.

standard-bearer meaning in Hindi and Tamil

standard-bearer in Hindi

standard-bearer
निशानची niśāncī, निशानबरदार niśānbardār, अलमबरदार almabardār, अलमदार alamdār, निशानदार niśāndār, पताकी patākī

standard-bearer in Tamil

கொடியேந்தி, தலைவன், முன்னோடி

Synonyms of standard-bearer

Forms of standard-bearer

pluralstandard-bearers

Questions about standard-bearer

What does standard-bearer mean?
Standard-bearer means a person who carries a flag or banner (a standard).
What is standard-bearer in Hindi?
Standard-bearer in Hindi is निशानची (niśāncī), निशानबरदार (niśānbardār), अलमबरदार (almabardār). See Standard-bearer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is standard-bearer?
Standard-bearer is a noun.
What is the plural of standard-bearer?
The plural of standard-bearer is standard-bearers.

Words near standard-bearer in the dictionary

  1. standard transmission
  2. standard transmissions
  3. standard varieties
  4. standard variety
  5. Standard Zone Time
  6. standard-bearer
  7. standard-bearers
  8. standard-definition
  9. standard-definition television
  10. standard-issue
  11. standard-like

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Adapted from Wiktionary: standard-bearer (page history and authors); अलमदार (Hindi) (page history and authors); standard-bearer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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