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torchbearer definition

torch·bearer (tôrc̸h′ber′ər)

noun

  1. a person who carries a torch
    1. a person who brings enlightenment, truth, etc.
    2. an inspirational leader, as in some movement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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