torchbearer
[tawrch-bair-er]
- a person who carries a torch.
- a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.: a torchbearer of democracy.
Show More
Origin of torchbearer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for torchbearer
Contemporary Examples
He was also, in his own unique way, a torchbearer for racial equality.
‘No No,’ a Documentary on MLB Pitcher Dock Ellis, Who Pitched a No-Hitter While Tripping on AcidMarlow Stern
February 5, 2014
It was his inner core that made him a torchbearer of ideals.
Historical Examples
The crier and torchbearer were important functionaries at the celebration of the Eleusinian mysteries.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 (of 4)Thomas Babington Macaulay
He gathered up the tools of his trade, and motioned to his torchbearer to go before.
To Have and To HoldMary Johnston
torchbearer
- a person or thing that carries a torch
- a person who leads or inspires
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012