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standard-bearers

standard-bearers is the plural of standard-bearer.

Meaning of standard-bearer

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.

Questions about standard-bearers

What is standard-bearers the plural of?
Standard-bearers is the plural of standard-bearer.

Words near standard-bearers in the dictionary

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

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