torchbearer
nounHow to pronounce torchbearer:
Definition of torchbearer:
- torchbearer (noun):
- one that carries a torch
- noun. a leader in a campaign or movement.
- a person who upholds or defends a cause or course of action
Synonyms for torchbearer:
advocate
champion
guru
leader
master
pillar
principal
rock
Antonyms for torchbearer:
apostle
bootlicker
disciple
employee
follower
lackey
member
minion
participant
protege
pupil
servant
sidekick
supporter
vassal
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- thoroughbred
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- thermostat
- thereafter
- theophile
- tetractys
- terrorised
- terrorise
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- terrazzo
- tentacles
- tenderloin
- tenayah
- temptations
- temporize
- temperate
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- telegram
- teenagers
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- technical
- tchaikovsky
- taxable
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- tarrying
- tanya
- tantalise
- tannery
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- takeoff
- take after
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- tahsildar
- taffeta
- tactfulness
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