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portabandiera

standard-bearer

noun por-tah-bahn-DYEH-rah Rare

Also means

flag-bearer

Usage Note

Portabandiera is an invariable compound noun (il/i portabandiera) — it does not change in the plural because compound nouns formed with porta- ('carrier of') typically remain invariable. It refers both literally to the person who carries the flag at a ceremony or sports event and figuratively to any prominent champion of a cause or group.

Examples

"Era il portabandiera dell'Italia alle Olimpiadi."

Natural Translation

He was the flag-bearer for Italy at the Olympics.

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