# bannerman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #52,795

## Definitions
1. A person assigned to carry the colours, standards or guidons of a military unit.
2. A man who belonged to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.
3. A person of Manchu descent.
4. A samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan, also known as a hatamoto.

## Etymology
From banner + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bannerman