abanderado

standard-bearer

noun ah-bahn-deh-RAH-doh Rare

Origin: From abanderar ('to give a flag to'), from bandera ('flag').

Also means

champion

Usage Note

Abanderado literally means the person who carries a flag in a procession or ceremony, but figuratively it is widely used for someone who champions a cause: el abanderado de los derechos humanos. The feminine is abanderada. At the Olympics, the abanderado leads the national delegation at the opening ceremony.

Examples

"Fue elegida abanderada de su país en los Juegos Olímpicos."

Natural Translation

She was chosen as her country's flag-bearer at the Olympic Games.

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