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torchbearer - 3 dictionary results

torch⋅bear⋅er

[tawrch-bair-er]
–noun
1. a person who carries a torch.
2. a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.: a torchbearer of democracy.

Origin:
1530–40; torch 1 + bearer
torch·bear·er   (tôrch'bâr'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that carries a torch.
  2. One, such as the leader of a government, who imparts knowledge, truth, or inspiration to others.

Torchbearer

Torch"bear`er\, n. One whose office it is to carry a torch.
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