badge[noun]Synonyms: mark, brand, device, emblem, identification, insignia, sign, stamp, token
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
badge /bædʒ/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: bage]
1. British English a small piece of metal, cloth, or plastic with a picture or words on it, worn to show rank, membership of a group, support for a political idea etc
Synonym : button, pin American English:
We were each handed a badge with our name on it.2. a small piece of metal or plastic that you carry to show people that you work for a particular organization, for example that you are a police officer
3. a badge of honour/courage etc something that shows that you have a particular quality:
He now sees his wartime injuries as a badge of honor.4. (
also merit badge American English) a small piece of cloth with a picture on it, given to
scouts,
guides etc to show what skills they have learned:
Steve won a photography badge in the Boy Scouts.5. badge of office British English an object which shows that you have an official position:
Mayors wear chains around their necks as badges of office. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲