torchbearer
noun
torch·bear·er
ˈtȯrch-ˌber-ər 
1
: one that carries a torch
2
: someone in the forefront of a campaign, crusade, or movement
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He became the torchbearer for civil rights.
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In the last few years, over a few decent mixtapes, BigX built a reputation as the torchbearer of Texas storytelling rap.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
Days later, the Red Dirt torchbearers are making good on their word.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Some of Feng’s torchbearers for change spend time in prison, some leave the country, but all become disillusioned and resigned to the fact that their efforts will not bear fruit.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Bruno Fromont, chief technology officer at Intelsat, adds these first torchbearers for humankind descending on the ancient Moon reshaped the entire Earth.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
Days later, the Red Dirt torchbearers are making good on their word.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Some of Feng’s torchbearers for change spend time in prison, some leave the country, but all become disillusioned and resigned to the fact that their efforts will not bear fruit.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Bruno Fromont, chief technology officer at Intelsat, adds these first torchbearers for humankind descending on the ancient Moon reshaped the entire Earth.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for torchbearer
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“Torchbearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torchbearer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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