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flagman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 G M AE2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A man who raises a flag.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • "The Bands played the National Anthem and the Royal Standard was cracked by the Flagman and flown beside the clocktower at the top of the Horse Guards building."https://www.army.mod.uk/news/splendour-and-precision-from-the-british-army-for-the-japanese-state-visit/

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From flag + -man.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сигналист (signalist) — One who carries a flag
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旗手 (qíshǒu) — One who carries a flag
  • Finnish: liputtaja — One who carries a flag
  • Finnish: lippumies — One who carries a flag
  • Japanese: 旗手 (kishu) — One who carries a flag
  • Kazakh: тушы (tuşy) — One who carries a flag
  • Korean: 기수 (gisu) — One who carries a flag