Meanings
plural flamekeepers
- One who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
Synonyms: keeper of the flame
- figurativelyrareOne 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 2022Synonyms: keeper of the flame
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who tends a fire that must be kept burning (in various pagan practices).
nounOne who keeps some idea alive.
Origin
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flamekeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamekeeper
“flamekeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamekeeper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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