BEARER
\bˈe͡əɹə], \bˈeəɹə], \b_ˈeə_ɹ_ə]\
Definitions of BEARER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
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someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
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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'"
By Princeton University
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one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
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someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
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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'"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
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Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.
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A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.
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A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
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Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.
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A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.
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A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One who or that which bears, esp. one who assists in carrying a body to the grave: a carrier or messenger.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. One who, or that which sustains, or carries ;-specifically, one who assists in carrying a body to the grave ;-one who holds a cheese or other order for the payment of money ;-a figure by the side of a shield; a supporter.
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A carrier of any thing; one employed in carrying burdens; one who wears any thing; one who carries the body to the grave; one who supports the pall at a funeral; a tree that yields its produce; in architecture, a post or brick wall raised up between the ends of a piece of timber.
By Thomas Sheridan
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