'Torchbearer' definitions:
Definition of 'torchbearer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A leader in a campaign or movement
Definition of 'Torchbearer'
From: GCIDE
- Torchbearer \Torch"bear`er\, n. One whose office it is to carry a torch. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'torchbearer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bell cow,
- bell mare,
- bellwether,
- born leader,
- charismatic leader,
- choirmaster,
- choragus,
- conductor,
- coryphaeus,
- duce,
- file leader,
- forerunner,
- fugleman,
- inspired leader,
- leader,
- leader of men,
- Mahdi,
- messiah,
- pacemaker,
- pacesetter,
- precentor,
- ringleader,
- standard-bearer,
- symphonic conductor