Torchbearer

Synonyms for "torchbearer" (33 found)

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Closest matches (7)

bell cow bell mare bellwether born leader charismatic leader choirmaster choragus

Strong matches (10)

conductor coryphaeus duce file leader forerunner fugleman fuhrer inspired leader leader

Noun(1 words)

lampadephore

Related words (16)

leader of men linkboy linkman mahdi messiah pacemaker pacesetter precentor ringleader standard bearer standard-bearer symphonic conductor

Noun(4 words)

link boy linkman mussaul mussaulchee

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

1 entries

leader

derived

1 entries

Olympic torchbearer

derived from

2 entries

bearer torch

is a

1 entries

leader

related to

4 entries

campaign inspiration leader torch

Translations

8 translations across 6 languages.

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

火炬手 noun (one who carries a torch)

Finnish

1 entries

soihdunkantaja noun (one who carries a torch)

French

2 entries

porte-flambeau noun (one who carries a torch)
porte-torche noun (one who carries a torch)

Ido

1 entries

torchiero noun (one who carries a torch)

Macedonian

1 entries

факло́носец noun (one who carries a torch)

Russian

2 entries

фа́кельщик noun (one who carries a torch)
факелоно́сец noun (one who carries a torch)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The Roman Empire could be considered the torchbearer of Ancient Greek knowledge and wisdom.

Source: wiktionary

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