bearer.
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Meaning & usage
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
I promise to pay the bearer on demand.
A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.
A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.
A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.
A tree or plant yielding fruit.
a good bearer
Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).
A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.