bannerman

[ban-er-muhn]

noun

plural

bannermen 

1. a person who carries a flag or banner; standard-bearer.

Gender Note

Is bannerman gender-neutral? See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bannerman¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English baner(e)man; banner + -man

Example Sentences

Bannerman is a Ghanaian-Italian from Zurich.

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"We pride ourselves so much that our group is so diverse," Bannerman told the BBC.

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"I feel like it's very terrorising on the mind," added her bandmate Manon Bannerman.

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Olivia Bannerman, 27, used WeWork twice, but it didn’t stand out to her.

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Bannerman lives on the Upper West Side and has noticed a lack of third spaces.

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