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PRONUNCIATION OF ENSIGN-BEARER

ensign-bearer  [ˈɛns ənˌbɛərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENSIGN-BEARER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ensign-Bearer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENSIGN-BEARER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ensign-bearer in the English dictionary

The definition of ensign-bearer in the dictionary is a soldier whose responsibility was to carry a Company's ensign.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENSIGN-BEARER


bearer
ˈbɛərə
caldera
kælˈdɛərə
carer
ˈkɛərə
casebearer
ˈkeɪsˌbɛərə
cordillera
ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərə
cupbearer
ˈkʌpˌbɛərə
Eire
ˈɛərə
macebearer
ˈmeɪsˌbɛərə
pallbearer
ˈpɔːlˌbɛərə
Perak
ˈpɛərə
riviera
ˌrɪvɪˈɛərə
Sarah
ˈsɛərə
sierra
sɪˈɛərə
swordbearer
ˈsɔːdˌbɛərə
talebearer
ˈteɪlbɛərə
torchbearer
ˈtɔːtʃˌbɛərə
trainbearer
ˈtreɪnˌbɛərə
underbearer
ˈʌndəˌbɛərə
Valera
vəˈlɛərə
wayfarer
ˈweɪˌfɛərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENSIGN-BEARER

enserf
enserfment
enshelter
enshield
enshrine
enshrinee
enshrinement
enshroud
ensiform
ensign
ensigncy
ensignship
ensilability
ensilage
ensile
ensky
enslave
enslavement
enslaver
ensnare

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENSIGN-BEARER

armour-bearer
besmearer
clearer
comparer
fearer
forbearer
forswearer
furbearer
hearer
office bearer
rearer
shearer
sheepshearer
spearer
standard-bearer
stretcher bearer
stretcher-bearer
swearer
tearer
Water Bearer
wearer

Synonyms and antonyms of ensign-bearer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ensign-bearer» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

旗旗手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alférez - portador
570 millions of speakers

English

ensign-bearer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पताका वाहक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حامل الراية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прапорщик - носителем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alferes porta-bandeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পতাকা বহন করে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enseigne - porteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembawa ensign
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fähnrich Träger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

旗ベアラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소위 기수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ensign-bearer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cờ ghi tên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொடியினை ஏந்தி வருபவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दागिने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Asteğmen taşıyıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ensign - bearer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chorąży chorąży
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прапорщик - носієм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ensign , purtător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ensign - κομιστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaandrig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fänrik bärare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fenrik bærer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ensign-bearer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENSIGN-BEARER»

The term «ensign-bearer» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.683 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENSIGN-BEARER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ensign-bearer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ensign-bearer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ensign-bearer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENSIGN-BEARER»

Discover the use of ensign-bearer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ensign-bearer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Historical Magazine: And Notes and Queries Concerning ...
The general's (Stuyvesant's) company, of which Lieutenant Nuytingh was captain , and Jan Hagen ensign- bearer, was ninety strong. The general's second company, of which Dirck Smit was captain, and Don Pouwel ensign-bearer, was sixty ...
John Ward Dean, George Folsom, John Gilmary Shea, 1858
2
The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the ...
The general's (Stuyvesant's) company, of which Lieutenant Nuijtingh was captain , and Jan Hagen ensign- bearer, was ninety strong. The general's second company, of which Dirck Smit was captain, and Don Pouwel ensign-bearer,, vras sixty ...
3
Narratives of New Netherland
The general's' company, of which Lieutenant Nuijtingh was captain, and Jan Hagel ensign-bearer, was ninety strong. The general's second company, of which Dirck Smit was captain, and Don Pouwel ensign-bearer, was sixty strong. Nicolaes ...
J.F. Jameson
4
The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry, A.M.
... the thing, is also the ensign-bearer, the standard-bearer, the person, it follows, and his rest shall be glorious. II. What kind of ensign is Christ. This ensign is an ensign extraordinary, such as is not to be found elsewhere ; a none-such ensign-  ...
Matthew Henry, 1839
5
The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Matthew Henry: ...
... the thing, is also the ensign-bearer, the standard-bearer, the person, it follows, and his rest shall be glorious. II. What kind of ensign is Christ. This ensign is an ensign extraordinary, such a> is not to be found elsewhere ; a none-such ensign.
Matthew Henry, 1833
6
The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the ...
The general's (Stuyvesant's) company, of which Lieutenant Nuijtingh was captain , and J_'an Hagen ensignbearer, was ninety strong. The general's second company, of which Dirck Smit was captain, and I)on Pouwel ensign-bearer, was sixty ...
George Folsom, John Ward Dean, John Gilmary Shea, 1858
7
The Shame and the Sorrow: Dutch-Amerindian Encounters in New ...
Stuyvesant took responsibility for the strongest contingent, ninety men under a captain and ensign bearer. He also commanded a company of sixty men, following a captain and ensign bearer. Nicasius de Sille held the marshall's company: a ...
Donna Merwick, 2013
8
Narratives of New Netherland
Our force consisted of 317 soldiers, besides a company of sailors.3 The general' s4 company, of which Lieutenant Nuijtingh was captain, and Jan Hagel ensign- bearer, was ninety strong. The general's second company, of which Dick Smit was ...
John Jameson, 2009
9
Military antiquities respecting a history of the English ...
Now when the body is drawn up into battalia, and the enemy within view thereof, then every man being in his place is to express all the gallantry he can, and especially the ensign-bearer, either in displaying his colours standing, marching,  ...
Francis Grose, 1801
10
A New Pocket Dictionary of the French and English Language ...
... a subterfuge Porte-assiette, sm. a table-stand Porte-balle, a pedlar Porte- chape, a cope-bearer Porte-crayon, a pencil-case Porte-croix, cross-bearer Porte -crosse, crosier- bearer Porte-drapeau, ensign-bearer Porte-enseigne, ensign- bearer ...
Thomas Nugent, 1821

REFERENCE
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