Definition of "bearer"
- noun
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession; pallbearer.
One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
A domestic servant or palanquin carrier.
A tree or plant yielding fruit.
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.
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