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
Examples of torchbearer in a Sentence
He became the torchbearer for civil rights.
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Just like that, the most audacious pop performer of his generation had seemingly blessed the new torchbearer.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The song became his fifth chart-topper and added further mystique to the Red Dirt torchbearers.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
The other failed to even qualify for the Summer Games...
Olympics opening ceremony moments: Lady Gaga, Zinedine Zidane and a mysterious torchbearer
By Associated Press
July 26, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.
—Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Later, the masked torchbearer discovered that the Mona Lisa has been stolen — again.
—Glynn A. Hill, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The song became his fifth chart-topper and added further mystique to the Red Dirt torchbearers.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
The other failed to even qualify for the Summer Games...
Olympics opening ceremony moments: Lady Gaga, Zinedine Zidane and a mysterious torchbearer
By Associated Press
July 26, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.
—Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Later, the masked torchbearer discovered that the Mona Lisa has been stolen — again.
—Glynn A. Hill, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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“Torchbearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torchbearer. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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