bannerman

Noun

 * 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.
 * 1) A samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan, also known as a hatamoto.