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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bearer \Bear"er\ (b[^a]r"[~e]r), noun
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bearer
noun
1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {carrier}, {toter}]
2: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
3: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: {pallbearer}]
4: 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'" [syn: {holder}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "bearer": Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, advocate, alpenstock, 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, girdle, griever, gun bearer, guy, guywire, hauler, 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
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