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

Derived forms: colour bearers

Type of: pongo [Brit, informal], soldier