1. a person who carries a torch, for example at the Olympic Games
   • ● She was a torchbearer at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

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2. torchbearer(for something) a person who leads other people, or sets an example, in working towards a particular goal
   • ● She became a torchbearer for civil rights.

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