Synonyms of standard-bearer

standard-bearer

noun

as in leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leader
• principal
• superior
• chief
• manager
• superintendent
• steward
• overseer
• general
• supervisor
• master
• skipper
• governor
• captain
• director
• commander
• mistress
• executive
• straw boss
• helmsman
• kingpin
• boss
• leadman
• boss man
• honcho
• administrator
• president
• headman
• foreman
• taskmaster
• sovereign
• overlord
• ruler
• king
• figurehead
• potentate
• jefe
• prince
• queen
• mogul
• princess
• hierarch
• magnate
• baron
• czar
• higher-up
• head
• tsar
• big gun
• sovran
• top dog
• employer
• bigwig
• czarina
• top gun
• big cheese
• coleader
• tsarina
• tzarina
• tzar
• cohead
• gaffer
• ganger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secondary
• dependent
• subject
• junior
• subordinate
• inferior
• underling

Examples of standard-bearer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump is more vessel than visionary—the current standard-bearer of a movement that began long before him and will likely persist long after. —Duncan Hosie / Made By History, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024

To celebrate, the pop-punk standard-bearers are playing both releases top to bottom on the Saviors Tour, named for their latest release, which hit the U.S. album charts at No. 4 in January. —Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024

And now that smaller EVs like the Chevrolet Bolt and Nissan Leaf are on the way out, these cars are the standard-bearers now. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024

Trump’s team ahead of the debate equated the Republican standard-bearer to boxing great, Muhammad Ali. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024