torchbearer
火炬手,火把手
Definitions
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- : a person who carries a torch.
- : a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.: a torchbearer of democracy.
Examples
Two decades into the reign of reality TV, and with all due respect to Jack and Liz, it’s a pleasure to see some of the genre’s torchbearers do more than the minimum.
She says a close friend of his, chosen to be a torchbearer, was among those verbally abused.
She believes that these cultural torchbearers can play a role in pandemic recovery — both economically and psychologically — but only if they receive the needed financial support.
Organizers said they had asked torchbearers not to reveal their running slots in case crowds turn up to see them.
During the two weeks before running, torchbearers are being asked to refrain from anything that might expose them to the virus, such as eating out or going to crowded places.
He was also, in his own unique way, a torchbearer for racial equality.
It was his inner core that made him a torchbearer of ideals.
He gathered up the tools of his trade, and motioned to his torchbearer to go before.
The crier and torchbearer were important functionaries at the celebration of the Eleusinian mysteries.