The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MAST , but the solution may also be NOMINEE which is one of the most recent solution (1998 in Washington Post).
Standard bearer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAST | 20 % | 4 |
| POLE | 20 % | 4 |
| FLAGPOLE | 20 % | 8 |
| NOMINEE | 20 % | 7 |
| CANDIDATE | 20 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Standard bearer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- color bearer
- flagpole
- flagship
- flag bearer
- standard form
- torchbearer
- water bearer
- spear carrier
- standard candle
- standardised
- standardized
- cupbearer
Crossword Answer definitions
MAST noun- A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments ,or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.
- A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
- To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).
- The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
- (of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit.
- (of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.
- A type of heavy cue, with the broad end of which one strikes the ball.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MAST
- "Two Years Before the __"
- Boom supporter
- It may be rigged
- One of two on a yawl
- Schooner projectile
- Union Jack holder
- Crow's-nest site
- Sail support
- Stars and Bars holder
- It's rigged
More clues leading to the result POLE
- Flag holder
- Kind of lamp
- Upright rod
- Firehouse feature
- Kind of bean or lamp
- Vaulter's need
- End of the world
- Pope John Paul II, for one
- Kind of cat
- Certain dancer's prop
More clues leading to the result FLAGPOLE
- Place for Old Glory
- Pennant-hoisting site
- Post-office fixture
- Old Glory's place.
- Army post fixture.
- Feature of the U.N. Plaza.
- Standard bearer
- Schoolyard sight
- Where to run up an idea?
- Where Old Glory flies
More clues leading to the result NOMINEE
- Oscar hopeful
- Primary winner
- Oscar-night VIP
- Oscar contender
- Primary figure?
- Convention's choice
- Convention VIP
- Party choice
- She's in the running
- Election hopeful