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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Trump recently named Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential torchbearers.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 May 2025
Grech was initially viewed as a conservative but has become a torchbearer of Francis' reforms within the church for years.
—George Petras, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The United States must continue to be a beacon of hope and a torchbearer of democracy.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
But the record still teems with the pair’s sterling indie folk balladry, invoking the likes of torchbearers like Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison.
—Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 May 2025
Grech was initially viewed as a conservative but has become a torchbearer of Francis' reforms within the church for years.
—George Petras, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The United States must continue to be a beacon of hope and a torchbearer of democracy.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
But the record still teems with the pair’s sterling indie folk balladry, invoking the likes of torchbearers like Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison.
—Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Torchbearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torchbearer. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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