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TORCHBEARER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does torchbearer mean?
• TORCHBEARER (noun)
The noun TORCHBEARER has 1 sense:
1. a leader in a campaign or movement
Familiarity information: TORCHBEARER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leader in a campaign or movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("torchbearer" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
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