TORCHBEARER


Meaning of TORCHBEARER in English

/tawrch"bair'euhr/ , n.

1. a person who carries a torch.

2. a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.: a torchbearer of democracy.

[ 1530-40; TORCH 1 + BEARER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .