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standardbearer

standardbearer is the alternative form 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.

Forms of standardbearer

pluralstandardbearers

Questions about standardbearer

What is standardbearer the alternative form of?
Standardbearer is the alternative form of standard-bearer.

Words near standardbearer in the dictionary

  1. standard-like
  2. standard-size
  3. standard-sized
  4. standard-wing
  5. standard-wings
  6. standardbearer
  7. standardbred
  8. standardbreds
  9. standardese
  10. standardisable
  11. standardisation

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