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vexillographer

American  
[vek-suh-log-ruh-fer] / ˌvɛk səˈlɒg rə fər /

noun

  1. a person who designs or makes flags.

Etymology

Origin of vexillographer

< Latin vexill(um) “flag,” vexillum + -o- + -graph ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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A vexillographer is someone who studies flags and what their shapes, patterns, colours and images mean.

From Children's BBC • Mar. 11, 2014

The rainbow’s global status as a symbol of sexual equality comes in part from its embrace by corporations, says Gilbert Baker, the artist and vexillographer who created the rainbow flag in 1978.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2012

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