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Bearer

Bearer Meaning & Definition
Bearer Definition And Meaning

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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