noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
standard
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All regiments may include a standard bearer and/or musician, and these cost double the points value of an ordinary trooper.
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Their presidential standard bearer was criticizing the woman they love to hate.
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Obviously, the regiment must include a standard bearer before it can be given a magic standard.
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Mr. Hill was an important standard bearer .
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Ronald Reagan was not without handicaps and dissatisfaction with both of the party's standard bearers in this election was unusually widespread.
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Niblit replaces the normal battle standard bearer option in the army list.
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The army general and standard bearer are very important to the Empire army.
■ NOUN
stretcher
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The stretcher bearers ran out to unload the cargo.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Nothing daunted, the bearers of comfort brought a flagon of ale and a long clay pipe.
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So I went myself to see the undertaker, select the bearers, and arrange all the funeral details.
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The bearers of the arrows danced once more around the fire and departed.
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The numerous men employed as bearers become undertakers, although they have never done anything until they have got the job.