flag-bearer
English
noun
Definitions
- one who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony
- one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it
Etymology
Affix from English flag (computer science true-or-false value, either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred requesting that a certain optional action take place, flag) + English bearer.
Origin
English
bearer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiflag English
- apartheid flag English
- armorbearer English
- armourbearer English
- bear English
- bearer English
- bearership English
- beflag English
- bitflag English
- boatbearer English
- bowbearer English
- cardbearer English
- casebearer English
- childbearer English
- colorbearer English
- cupbearer English
- fanbearer English
- flag English
- flag-happy English
- flagball English
- flagfall English
- flagfish English
- flaggable English
- flagger English
- flaggeth English
- flaggy English
- flaghopper English
- flagless English
- flaglet English
- flaglike English
- flagmaker English
- flagmaking English
- flagman English
- flagperson English
- flagpole English
- flagpost English
- flagroot English
- flagship English
- flagstaff English
- flagstick English
- flagstone English
- flagtail English
- flagwaver English
- flagwaving English
- flagwoman English
- flagworm English
- furbearer English
- gunbearer English
- livebearer English
- miniflag English
- pallbearer English
- reflag English
- ringbearer English
- rushbearer English
- shieldbearer English
- swordbearer English
- talebearer English
- torchbearer English
- trainbearer English
- truthbearer English
- unflag English
- Flagge German
- flag Dutch, Flemish
- vlag Dutch, Flemish
- flag Portuguese
- フラグ Japanese
- フラッグ Japanese
- flag Middle English
- flag Danish
- flago Esperanto
- बैरा Hindi
- ফ্ল্যাগ Bengali
- bōļeak Marshallese
- bōļāāk Marshallese
- iflegi Xhosa
- plak Tok Pisin
- felaaki Woleaian
- flag
- bear
- reflag
- flaggy
- unflag
- bearer
- beflag
- flagman
- flaglet
- flagger
- bitflag
- flaggeth
- antiflag
- flagtail
- flagfish
- flagpole
- flagball
- flagworm
- flaglike
- miniflag
- flagship
- flagroot
- flagless
- flagfall
- flagpost
- flagstaff
- furbearer
- gunbearer
- bowbearer
- flagwoman
- flaggable
- flagwaver
- flagstick
- cupbearer
- flagmaker
- fanbearer
- flagstone
- casebearer
- flagperson
- talebearer
- flagmaking
- flag-happy
- ringbearer
- pallbearer
- livebearer
- boatbearer
- cardbearer
- flaghopper
- flagwaving
- bearership
- rushbearer
- childbearer
- swordbearer
- colorbearer
- armorbearer
- trainbearer
- torchbearer
- truthbearer
- shieldbearer
- armourbearer
- apartheid flag