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单词 standard-bearer
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standard-bearern.

Brit. /ˈstandədˌbɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈstændərdˌbɛrər/
Forms: see standard n. and bearer n.; also late Middle English stondard beyrres (plural, probably transmission error).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: standard n., bearer n.
Etymology: < standard n. + bearer n. Compare stander bearer n. at stander n. Compounds 3.
1.
a. An officer or soldier who carries into battle the standard (standard n. 1) of a military or one of its divisions. Now historical.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > standard-bearer
gonfaneura1250
banneour1297
bannerer1387
standarda1425
banner-bearerc1440
standard-bearerc1453
stander bearerc1475
bannerman?a1500
gonfanonera1500
bannereta1513
pendant bearer1552
ancient-bearer1579
ensign1579
ensign-bearer1579
alferez1581
gonfalonier1586
guidon1591
abanderado1598
ancient1600
porte-guidon1656
vexillary1656
pennona1661
colour sergeant1813
c1453 (c1437) Brut (Harl. 53) 538 In his retenewe was..v standart berers.
1538 in P. H. Hore Hist. Wexford (1900) I. 237 Watkyne and his followers did meth with Cahir McArtes Standarthe berrer.
1611 Bible (King James) Isa. x. 18 They shall bee as when a standerd bearer fainteth. View more context for this quotation
1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxix. 129 As Mascezel advanced..he encountered one of the foremost standard-bearers of the Africans.
1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xvii. 278 The standard-bearer..reached the fosse, flung the eagle over the rampart, [etc.].
1958 D. S. Daniell Hunt Royal (1962) i. 15 The King mounted his grey horse and trotted into the cobbled road, followed by his Standard Bearer with the Royal Standard of England.
2012 Medieval Warfare 2 46/1 Despite..the Earl's standard-bearer..inauspiciously breaking his lord's flag on the abbey gate, the army were in fine spirits.
b. A person who carries a banner, flag, etc., as part of a ceremonial procession.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > parade or procession > standard-bearer
standard-bearer1495
1495 in T. Sharp Diss. Pageants Coventry (1825) 196 Payd to the stondard beyrres & ffor poyntes xj d.
1785 A. Thomson Mem. Pythagorean i. x. 150 At a little distance behind the corpse, marched the priests of Belus, or Jupiter, preceded by their standard-bearer, who carried in his hand a long rod, on the top of which was a large figure of an Eagle, with a leaf of oak in its mouth.
1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 72 Accompanied by standard-bearers, carrying banners of various colours.
1867 Trans. Hawick Archaeol. Soc. 23 Several weeks before the important day the Town Council appoints the standard bearer of the town flag.
1970 Scotsman 13 June 9 320 riders rode behind the Standard Bearer.
2012 Jrnl. Design Hist. 25 258 The first modern Olympiad, staged in Athens in 1896, saw small groups of athletes, led by standard-bearers carrying national flags, enter the horseshoe stadium rebuilt on the original site below the Acropolis.
c. (The title of) an officer responsible for carrying and protecting the standard of a kingdom, city, household, etc. Now historical.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > ceremonial officials > [noun] > standard-bearer
standard-bearerc1550
c1550 (?a1400) in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 782) (1790) 4 (MED) Officers and mynysteres of the howse with their retinewe: Marshalles of the hall..Standerd Berer of the wardrobe.
1612 E. Grimeston tr. L. T. de Mayerne Gen. Hist. Spaine x. 326 Don Diego Lope de Haro, Lord of Biscay, chiefe Standard-bearer of the kingdome.
1829 J. B. Heath Some Acct. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1869) 3 Lord Fitzwalter, hereditary chastellain banneret or standard-bearer of London.
1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott I. ii. 71 A charter granted by Archibald Earl of Douglas..to Henry de Haliburton, whom he designates as his standard-bearer.
2014 J. R. Banker P. della Francesca vii. 103 Acciaioli was honored with the office of standard bearer of justice.
2. A leading advocate or representative of a cause, movement, or trend; a person who or entity that is at the forefront of a political party, religious group, etc.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice > prominent or leading
stander bearerc1475
standard-bearer1561
Atlas1589
protagonist1837
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 7 They that are bolder than other, and as it were standerd bearers [L. antesignani] to make any departyng from the Churche.
1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 543 Epicurus himselfe, the Captaine and standard-bearer of all Atheists and Epicures.
1624 D. Featley Romish Fisher Caught sig. N4*v As for..the Standard-bearers of our Religion, it appeareth vpon their owne records, how the Whore of Babylon embrued her hands..in the blood of them.
1710 M. Henry Christianity no Sect in Wks. (1857) II. 449/1 Marvel not if the standard-bearers be most struck at.
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. vii. 151 You, whom men call the standard-bearer of the true Protestant faith.
1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 408 As though I had any claim to be treated as a standard-bearer of the party.
2005 Time Out N.Y. 29 Sept. 127/3 The Daily Show is the standard-bearer of today's comic zeitgeist, with its postironic melange of Catskills commentary and current-events indignation.

Derivatives

ˈstandardbearership n.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > ceremonial officials > [noun] > standard-bearer > office of
standardbearership1806
1806 S. Pegge & J. Nichols Curialia: Pts. 4 & 5 Addit. 92 (note) The Standard-bearership, 3000l.
1865 J. M. Ludlow Pop. Epics II. 201 Aragon promises the standard-bearership of his kingdom to whosoever will take William.
2016 S. Malakpa From Foya to Capitol 110 George Weah..was not even considering anyone as his vice [president], let alone another person for the standard-bearership of his party.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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