About The Word Bearer
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Bearer
Bearer Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bearer?
[n] someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
[n] the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [n] a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" [n] one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral Synonyms | Synonyms for Bearer: carrier | holder | pallbearer | toter Related Terms | Find terms related to Bearer: advocate | alpenstock | Aquarius | arm | athletic supporter | back | backbone | backing | bandeau | bheesty | boy | bra | brace | bracer | bracket | brassiere | busboy | buttress | caddie | cane | cargo handler | carrier | carrier pigeon | carter | cervix | common carrier | conveyer | coolie | corset | courier | crook | crutch | cupbearer | drayman | emissary | envoy | express | expressman | foundation garment | freighter | fulcrum | Ganymede | girdle | griever | gun bearer | guy | guywire | hauler | Hebe | homing pigeon | internuncio | jock | jockstrap | keener | lamenter | letter carrier | litter-bearer | mainstay | maintainer | mast | mourner | mute | neck | pallbearer | porter | professional mourner | prop | redcap | reinforce | reinforcement | reinforcer | rest | resting place | rigging | shield-bearer | shoulder | shroud | skycap | spine | sprit | staff | standing rigging | stave | stay | stevedore | stick | stiffener | strengthener | stretcher-bearer | support | supporter | sustainer | the Water Bearer | transporter | truck driver | trucker | upholder | wagoner | walking stick | water boy | water carrier See Also | accumulator | capitalist | collector | courier | gatherer | griever | lamenter | messenger | mourner | sorrower | tenant | ticket holder | traveler | traveller Bearer In Webster's Dictionary \Bear"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
``Bearers of burdens.'' --2 Chron. ii. 18. ``The bearer of
unhappy news.'' --Dryden.
2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the
grave; a pallbearer. --Milton.
3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India]
4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order
for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.
6. (Print.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off
the impression from a blank page; also, a type or
type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to
support the plate when it is shaved.
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