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Meanings of color bearer in inglés

The soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle.

        Usage of color bearer in inglés
        1
        They were new and beautiful, and the color bearer habitually oiled the pole.
        The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
        2
        He unconsciously assumed the attitude of the color bearer in the fight of the preceding day.
        The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
        3
        In the battle of Milliken's Bend, a color bearer was seen far in advance of his company.
        The American Missionary — Volume 49, No. 03, March, 1895
        4
        A color bearer went down.
        Ride Proud, Rebel!
        5
        The color bearer, preceded by the first lieutenant and followed by a sergeant of the escort, then goes to obtain the color.
        Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 / Corrected...
        6
        Tottering among them was the rival color bearer, whom the youth saw had been bitten vitally by the bullets of the last formidable volley.
        The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
        7
        Color bearers waved their flags in each other's faces, clinched and fought, hand to hand, like devils.
        The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South