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Noun: color bearer
Usage: US (elsewhere: colour bearer)
  1. (military) the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
    "The color bearer marched proudly at the front of the formation";
    - standard-bearer, colour bearer [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: pongo [Brit, informal], soldier

Encyclopedia: Color bearer