torch bearer
One with fire
A torch bearer carries a torch, literally or figuratively.
In the literal sense, torch bearers appear in ceremonial contexts—most famously carrying the Olympic flame.
Figuratively, a torch bearer champions a cause, movement, or tradition, keeping its spirit alive: She became the torch bearer for civil rights reform.
Also spelled as one word: torchbearer.
- flameBurning gas made visible
- Olympic flameCeremonial sports fire
- OlympicOf the Games
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- runnerOne who sprints
pioneer · leader · champion · procession · ceremony · opening ceremony · light · fire · passing · tradition · honor · guiding · herald · messenger · vanguard · symbol · human spirit · illumination
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- ceremony participantsofficiant, celebrant, best man, maid of honor, bridesmaid
- leadership termscaptain, shepherd, helmsman, navigator, pilot
- court positionschamberlain, lady-in-waiting, lady in waiting, master of ceremonies, courtier
- leadership jargonempower, delegate, inspire, motivate, visionary
- Prometheus artfire bringer
torch bearertraitor
One who betrays allegiance
apostate · defector · deserter · saboteur · obstructionist
torch bearerreactionary
Anti-progress political stance
traditionalist · conservative · backward-looking · Luddite · obstructionist
torch, bearer, torches, torched, torching, bear, bears, bearing, bore