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flag-bearer

noun

Etymology

From flag + bearer.

  1. inherited from berere
  2. inherited from berer
  3. formed as flag-bearer — “flag + bearer”

Definitions

  1. One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony.

    • Abramenko, a top aerialist in freestyle skiing, a five-time Olympian and the country’s flag-bearer for the opening ceremony, garnered more attention after the event, when a photograph of his hug with a Russian rival was widely circulated.

  2. One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it.

    • The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, has been a flag-bearer for “open journalism”, which invites input from readers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA