Definitions for torchbearer

torchbearer torch·bear·er

Spelling: [tawrch-bair-er]
IPA: /ˈtɔrtʃˌbɛər ər/

Torchbearer is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 601 anagrams from letters in torchbearer (abceehorrrt).

Definitions for torchbearer

noun

  1. a person who carries a torch.
  2. a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.:

Origin of torchbearer

First recorded in 1530-40; torch1 + bearer

Examples for torchbearer

He was also, in his own unique way, a torchbearer for racial equality.

It was his inner core that made him a torchbearer of ideals.

He gathered up the tools of his trade, and motioned to his torchbearer to go before.

The crier and torchbearer were important functionaries at the celebration of the Eleusinian mysteries.

Word Value for torchbearer
Scrable

18

Words with friends

19

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