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Definition of "flagbearer" [flagbearer]

  • Alternative spelling of flag-bearer. (noun)

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Use "flagbearer" in a sentence
  • "Roddick, the main flagbearer for American men in recent years and the 2003 U.S. Open champion, beat France's Julien Benneteau, 22-year-old Young followed with a one-sided win over 24th seed Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina and Isner beat compatriot Alex Bogomolov to reach the fourth round."
  • "Some protest that while he gets to be a high-minded flagbearer for the free internet with Wikipedia – he insists that although he could make something in the region of $5billion from it, he has never ever been tempted – Wikia in effect piggybacks on the reputation built up by the legions of unpaid contributors to the encyclopedia, and thus ruthlessly exploits them."
  • "The extreme right wing nuts would determine who the GOP flagbearer would be come 2012, sorry it won't be you Pawlenty!"
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