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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The torchbearers Deborah Compagnoni and Alberto Tomba light one of two Olympic cauldrons during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics at Piazza Dibona in Milan, Italy, today.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
This week Dogg was one of the torchbearers for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and carried the flame on Wednesday in Gallarate, a town in the Milanese suburbs.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Just about 10,000 torchbearers carried the Olympic flame in a 63-day, 75,000-mile journey across 60 cities from Olympia to Rome.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
The rapper joined American athletes in Milan this week as Team USA's first-ever honorary coach and a torchbearer for Milan Cortina.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
This week Dogg was one of the torchbearers for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and carried the flame on Wednesday in Gallarate, a town in the Milanese suburbs.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Just about 10,000 torchbearers carried the Olympic flame in a 63-day, 75,000-mile journey across 60 cities from Olympia to Rome.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
The rapper joined American athletes in Milan this week as Team USA's first-ever honorary coach and a torchbearer for Milan Cortina.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Torchbearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torchbearer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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