'Bearer' definitions:
Definition of 'bearer'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: carrier, bearer, toter]
noun
A messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
noun
One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: pallbearer, bearer]
noun
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, bearer]
Definition of 'Bearer'
From: GCIDE
- Bearer \Bear"er\ (b[^a]r"[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. "Bearers of burdens." --2 Chron. ii. 18. "The bearer of unhappy news." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India] [1913 Webster]
- 4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bearer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Bearer'
- Bell bearer,
- Bow bearer,
- Ensign bearer,
- Frost bearer,
- Sack bearer,
- Spire bearer,
- Standard bearer,
- Sword bearer,
- bearer bond,
- bearer of the sword,
- color bearer,
- mace bearer,
- stretcher bearer,
- water bearer,
- Cross-bearer,
- Shield-bearer,
- Water-bearer,
- aquarius the water bearer,
- armor-bearer,
- litter-bearer,
- live-bearer,
- office-bearer,
- standard-bearer,
- stretcher-bearer