vexillographer

UK/ˌvɛksɪˈlɒɡɹəfə/US/ˌvɛksɪˈlɑɡɹəfɚ/

vexillographer noun: a person who designs flags professionally or semi-professionally.

Noun

vexillographer (plural vexillographers)

(rare) A person who designs flags professionally or semi-professionally.
- Anders Holmquist is a vexillographer, or designer, maker and philosopher of flags.1985: Linda Frye Burnham for Art in the Public Interest, High Performance, volume 8, №ˢ 29–32, page 56 (Astro Artz)
- He turned himself into an instant vexillographer — a flag designer. […] Now 75 years old, the vexillographer has been living in Canada for the last 35 years.
- His vexillographer friends stopped him, “Hey! that is Netherlands’ flag! Careful! Queen Juliana or is it Queen Beatrix! She will shoot you on sight for stealing the colors plus the design,” they warned him. [… T]he Flag Institute has called him a “Vexillographer” — the professional title of a flag...
- All in all the Congress was highly successful with Dr. JEHANGIR R MEDORA of Canada presenting the Zoroastrian Flag of Friendliness and Brotherhood designed by him as a Vexillographer to all Delegates […]1995: Parsiana, volume 18, pages 18, 19, and 167 (P. Warden)

plural	vexillographers

From vexillo- + -grapher, by analogy with lexicographer etc.

What does vexillographer mean?: Vexillographer means a person who designs flags professionally or semi-professionally.
What part of speech is vexillographer?: Vexillographer is a noun.
How do you pronounce vexillographer?: Vexillographer is pronounced /ˌvɛksɪˈlɒɡɹəfə/ (UK).
What is the plural of vexillographer?: The plural of vexillographer is vexillographers.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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