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flag-bearer

NOUN
messenger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
courier emissary go-between mediator prophet
STRONG
agent ambassador bearer carrier commissionaire crier delegate detachment detail dispatcher envoy forerunner gofer harbinger herald intermediary minister post precursor runner schlepper
WEAK
delivery person errand person
Antonyms
WEAK
receiver

Example Sentences

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Meyers Taylor fought concussions and even a bout of Covid at Beijing 2022 that spoiled another dream: acting as Team USA’s flag-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks to their second-ever NBA championship in 2021, represented Greece as their flag-bearer in the Paris Olympic Games this summer.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

I don’t really feel the responsibility to be everyone’s flag-bearer for mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Cavendish, who was a flag-bearer for the Isle of Man at the opening ceremony, won the island's last Commonwealth gold medal in the scratch race at Melbourne in 2006.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2022

The flag-bearer was determined by a vote by my US teammates across all sports, and I was honored to even be in the running with world-famous athletes like Carmelo Anthony, Serena Williams, and Allyson Felix.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad