flamekeeper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From flame + keeper.
Meanings
- One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
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(figuratively, rare) One who keeps some idea alive.
As the genre has shifted and evolved around — and in many ways beyond — them, they have remained committed to a role as flamekeeper of a certain strain of hip-hop authenticity.
2009 March 10, Jon Caramanica, “Stepping to the Fore as a Backup Band”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flamekeepers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |