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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Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Those players are the next torchbearers for the franchise — just as Greene and Torkelson once were only a few short years ago.
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Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Ware broke out in 2012 with a debut that established her as a torchbearer for sophisti-pop and the Big British Ballad.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Those players are the next torchbearers for the franchise — just as Greene and Torkelson once were only a few short years ago.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The likes of Kawasaki's Z7 Hybrid and Ninja 7 Hybrid are a couple of the rare few torchbearers.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
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 27 Apr. 2026.
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