Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun standard-bearer

2 senses of standard-bearer

Sense 1
standard-bearer -- (an outstanding leader of a political movement)
       => politician, politico, pol, political leader -- (a person active in party politics)

Sense 2
color bearer, standard-bearer -- (the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle)
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")