colorbearer

[ kuhl-er-bair-er ]

/ ˈkʌl ərˌbɛər ər /

noun

a person who carries the colors or standard, especially of a military body.Compare guidon(def 2).

Nearby words

colorant, coloration, coloration, protective, coloratura, colorature, colorbearer, colorblind, colorblindness, colorbreed, colorcast, colorcaster

Origin of colorbearer

First recorded in 1890–95; color + bearer

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