English Dictionary

flag-bearer

noun

One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony. / One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it.

The flag-bearer led the parade with pride.

意味（1）

One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony.

Abramenko, a top aerialist in freestyle skiing, a five-time Olympian and the country’s flag-bearer for the opening ceremony, garnered more attention after the event, when a photograph of his hug with a Russian rival was widely circulated.

意味（2）

One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it.

The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, has been a flag-bearer for “open journalism”, which invites input from readers.