standard bearer's Usage Examples:

DeathApart of being the standard bearer of Husayn ibn Ali's army, Abbas was asked by Husayn to provide some water for the thirsty children.

(A list of ex standard bearers can be found here.

Optio draconarius: 'chosen man among the dragon bearers', a late Roman senior standard bearer.

Both alemdar and bayraktar mean the standard bearer and were the names given to the same rank in the Janissary corps.

5 meters per stroke Crew 50 oarsmen, 2 steersmen, 2 officers fore and aft, 1 standard bearer, 1 signalman,.

The A-1 is the high technology standard bearer of the landmark Canon amateur level A-series SLRs.

President Doe furthermore urged the Senate to attaint the three standard bearers, imprisoning them until 2011 and barring them.

oarsmen 2 steersmen 1 chanter 2 officers fore 2 officers aft 1 signalman 1 standard bearer 7 bearers of the royal insignia 54 oarsmen 2 steersmen 1 chanter.

Above the servants, a row of standard bearers, who carry the same standards as seen on the Narmer palette, precede the king.

The festive parade looks into the opposite direction of the king and his standard bearers; an outstretched complete view reveals that both processions meet each other in the center of the whole macehead relief scene.

A staircase with eight stone standard-bearers is from this stage bearing the glyph with the year Four-Reed (1431) These standard bearers act as divine warriors guarding the access to the upper shrines.

Synonyms:

soldier, color bearer,

Antonyms:

follower,