porte-drapeau

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

porte-drapeau m (plural porte-drapeaux)

1. 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.