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torch runner

torch runner noun: a torchbearer, as in the Olympics.

Noun

torch runner (plural torch runners)

  1. A torchbearer, as in the Olympics.
  2. (Sussex) One who collects used torches for a bonfire society on Bonfire Night.

Forms of torch runner

pluraltorch runners

Questions about torch runner

What does torch runner mean?
Torch runner means a torchbearer, as in the Olympics.
What part of speech is torch runner?
Torch runner is a noun.
What is the plural of torch runner?
The plural of torch runner is torch runners.

Words near torch runner in the dictionary

  1. torch lamp
  2. torch lamps
  3. torch lighter
  4. torch lilies
  5. torch lily
  6. torch runner
  7. torch runners
  8. torch singer
  9. torch singers
  10. torch song
  11. torch songs

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