torchbearer
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- noun
- /ˈtɔːrtʃˌbɛrər/
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portador de antorcha
- Olympic torchbearers
- become a torchbearer
Examples
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Palin might have been the torchbearer of reform, a role that would have come naturally.
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This would be a shame since Wen, alone, has been the torchbearer for political reform within the current leadership.
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We invited the public to nominate people they knew personally, inspiring people, to become a torchbearer.
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They wanted Thompson to know what he's meant to them as the conservative torchbearer in Wisconsin for so many years.
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A devotee of Alan, George, and Keith Whitley, Easton is the genre's biggest torchbearer for the neo-traditional movement.
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She became a torchbearer for climate change awareness, inspiring many in her community to take action.
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As a torchbearer during the ceremony, he symbolized hope and unity for the entire movement.
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The activists chose her as their torchbearer, believing her leadership would inspire others to join their cause.
Synonyms
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A powerful and energetic person who makes important things happen
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A person who leads and inspires others in a group by example
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A person who publicly supports and leads a movement
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A person who encourages people and makes them want to act
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A person who encourages and organizes people to take action for a cause
A person who makes others want to act and change things
A person who brings people together for a cause
A person who starts and organizes a project or movement
How Inspiring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word torchbearer comes from the simple parts torch ('a fire that gives light') and bearer ('one who carries'). So imagine someone carrying a light to lead people in the dark, and a torchbearer today is a person who leads or inspires others in a cause.