flame|keep|er

flame|keep|er
flame|keep|er «FLAYM KEE puhr», noun.
a person who acts as a caretaker: »

No one seemed overly impressed by his car, his haberdashery, or his pretensions as the flamekeeper of Western Culture (Time).


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