vexillographer

[ vek-suh-log-ruh-fer ]

noun

1. a person who designs or makes flags.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vexillographer¹

< Latin vexill(um) “flag,” vexillum + -o- + -graph ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

A vexillographer is someone who studies flags and what their shapes, patterns, colours and images mean.

From Children's BBC

The rainbow’s global status as a symbol of sexual equality comes in part from its embrace by corporations, says Gilbert Baker, the artist and vexillographer who created the rainbow flag in 1978.

From Washington Post