porte-drapeau

French

Etymology

From porte (“carry”) +‎ drapeau (“flag”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

porte-drapeau m (plural porte-drapeaux)

flagbearer
Synonym: porte-étendard

Hypernym: porteur

Related terms

drapeau

See also

gonfalonnier

References

“étendard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

“porte-drapeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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