"flag-bearer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flag-bearers [plural]
Etymology: From flag + bearer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flag|bearer}} flag + bearer Head templates: {{en-noun}} flag-bearer (plural flag-bearers)
  1. One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: flag carrier, standard-bearer, flagbearer, flag bearer Translations (one who carries a flag): mbajtës [masculine] (Albanian), bajraktar (Albanian), حَامِلُ رَايَة (ḥāmilu rāya) (Arabic), bayraqdar (Azerbaijani), байрактар (bajraktar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vlajkonoš [masculine] (Czech), praporečník [masculine] (Czech), flagbærer [common-gender] (Danish), vaandeldrager [masculine] (Dutch), vlaggendrager [masculine] (Dutch), lipunkantaja (Finnish), porte-drapeau (French), Fahnenträger [masculine] (German), Flaggenträger [masculine] (German), σημαιοφόρος (simaiofóros) (Greek), ध्वजवाहक (dhvajvāhak) (Hindi), ध्वजी (dhvajī) (Hindi), झंडाबरदार (jhaṇḍābardār) (Hindi), झंडेदार (jhaṇḍedār) (Hindi), झंडादार (jhaṇḍādār) (Hindi), निशानची (niśāncī) (Hindi), अलमबरदार (almabardār) (Hindi), निशानबरदार (niśānbardār) (Hindi), निशानदार (niśāndār) (Hindi), अलमदार (alamdār) (Hindi), पताकी (patākī) (Hindi), ध्वजवाह (dhvajvāh) (Hindi), zászlóvivő (Hungarian), iompróir brataí [masculine] (Irish), portabandiera (Italian), flaggbærer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), flaggberar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), سنجاقدار (sancakdar) (Ottoman Turkish), بیراقدار (bayrakdar) (Ottoman Turkish), علمدار (ʿalemdar) (Ottoman Turkish), porta-bandeira [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), porta-estandarte [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), portdrapel [masculine] (Romanian), stegar [masculine] (Romanian), флагоно́сец (flagonósec) [masculine] (Russian), vlajkonosič [masculine] (Slovak), abanderado [masculine] (Spanish), abanderada [feminine] (Spanish), portaestandarte [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), fanbärare [common-gender] (Swedish), bayraktar (Turkish), baýrakdar (Turkmen), عَلَم بَرْدَار ('alam bardār) [masculine] (Urdu), بايراقدار (bayraqdar) (Uyghur), bayroqdor (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-flag-bearer-en-noun-qjPQ5o7e Disambiguation of People: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'one who carries a flag': 76 24
  2. One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it. Translations (one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it): vlajkonoš [masculine] (Czech), lipunkantaja (Finnish), ध्वजवाहक (dhvajvāhak) (Hindi), ध्वजी (dhvajī) (Hindi), झंडाबरदार (jhaṇḍābardār) (Hindi), झंडेदार (jhaṇḍedār) (Hindi), झंडादार (jhaṇḍādār) (Hindi), निशानची (niśāncī) (Hindi), अलमबरदार (almabardār) (Hindi), निशानबरदार (niśānbardār) (Hindi), निशानदार (niśāndār) (Hindi), अलमदार (alamdār) (Hindi), पताकी (patākī) (Hindi), ध्वजवाह (dhvajvāh) (Hindi), zászlóvivő (Hungarian), promotore [masculine] (Italian), patrocinatore [masculine] (Italian), organizzatore [masculine] (Italian), fautore [masculine] (Italian), abanderado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-flag-bearer-en-noun-0Z5vPWPY Disambiguation of 'one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it': 10 90

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          "ref": "2012 September 22, “The Guardian's future: unguarded”, in The Economist:",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
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          "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
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          "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
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          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
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          "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
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          "word": "zászlóvivő"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hi",
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      "word": "ध्वजवाहक"
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      "word": "झंडाबरदार"
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      "word": "بیراقدار"
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      "code": "ota",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "portdrapel"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stegar"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "флагоно́сец"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
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      "word": "fanbärare"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "word": "bayraktar"
    },
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      "code": "tk",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "word": "baýrakdar"
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "'alam bardār",
      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "عَلَم بَرْدَار"
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      "code": "ug",
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
      "word": "بايراقدار"
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      "sense": "one who carries a flag",
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      "code": "hi",
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    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dhvajvāh",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "word": "ध्वजवाह"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "word": "zászlóvivő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "promotore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "patrocinatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "organizzatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fautore"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abanderado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flag-bearer"
}

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