torchbearer

[ tawrch-bair-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

torchbearer

/ ˈtɔːtʃˌbɛərə /

First recorded in 1530–40; torch ¹ + bearer

He was also, in his own unique way, a torchbearer for racial equality.

It was his inner core that made him a torchbearer of ideals.

He gathered up the tools of his trade, and motioned to his torchbearer to go before.

The crier and torchbearer were important functionaries at the celebration of the Eleusinian mysteries.

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