bearer

Meaning

  1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
  2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
  3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
  4. A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.
  5. A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.
  6. (India, dated) A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
  7. (India) A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.
  8. A tree or plant yielding fruit.
  9. (dated) Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).
  10. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
  11. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

Synonyms

carrier
C1
holder
C2
porter
C1
bearing
C1
owner
B1
pallbearer
messenger
C1
supporter
C2
toter
support
A2
bracket
24k
presenter
22k
prop
C1
proprietor
20k

lug support

pedestal
C2
base
B1
errand
C1
foothold
26k
footstep
45k
gofer
gudgeon
host
B2
isolator
laborer
25k
landlord
C1
master of ceremonies
message
A2
mission
A2
occupant
30k
operator
B2
pad
C1
page
B1
patron
C2

person in charge

petitioner
45k
plaintiff
C2
possessing
22k
possessor
preserver
43k
purchase
C1
🛍️
redcap
representative
C1
rest
A1
runner
C1
🏃
shelf
C1
stanchion
stand
A1
stay
A1
stays
B2
Translations

porteur
portatore
portador
portador
titulaire
Träger
Inhaber
Überbringer
portador
latore
detentor
drager

κομιστής

poseedor
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɛəɹə/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
berer
Inherited from Old English
berere
Cognate with Old English
wæterberere
In summary

From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.

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