torch-bearer, incendiary, fire-bug
torchbearer (female), torch-bearer (female)
На похоронах шли факельщики с горящими факелами.
At the funeral, torch-bearers walked by carrying burning torches.
Факельщик шёл впереди процессии.
A torch-bearer walked at the head of the procession.
В старину факельщиков нанимали для проведения похорон.
In the old days, torch-bearers were hired to conduct funerals.
