standard-bearer meaning
UK US /ˈstændɚdbɛrɚ/ 4 syllables
standard-bearer (noun): an outstanding leader of a political movement.
standard-bearer has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
standard-bearer as a noun
- an outstanding leader of a political movement
Type of: politician
- the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
Synonyms: color bearer
Type of: soldier
standard-bearer in a sentence
- It seems to me that he was the standard-bearer of the royal army during the war.
How to pronounce standard-bearer
standard-bearer is pronounced /ˈstændɚdbɛrɚ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
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