Meaning

11 senses
  1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

    Träger, Trägerin

    носи́льщикnosílʹščik, носи́льщицаnosílʹščica, носи́тельnosítelʹ

    носі́йnosíj, носі́йкаnosíjka

    a messenger who bears or presents

  2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.

    носи́льщикnosílʹščik, носи́льщицаnosílʹščica

    носі́йnosíj, носі́йкаnosíjka, носи́льникnosýlʹnyk

    one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral

  3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.

    I promise to pay the bearer on demand.

    Inhaber, Inhaberin, Träger

    предъяви́тельpredʺjavítelʹ, предъяви́тельницаpredʺjavítelʹnica, пода́тельpodátelʹ

    подаве́цьpodavécʹ, подавчи́няpodavčýnja, подава́чpodaváč

  4. A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.

  5. A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.

  6. (India, dated)A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.

  7. (India)A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.

  8. A tree or plant yielding fruit.

    a good bearer

  9. (dated)Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).

  10. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.

  11. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

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  2. This check is payable to the bearer.

    deDieser Scheck ist auszahlbar an den Überbringer.

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  3. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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  4. This ticket entitles the bearer to one chocolate sundae.

    deDieser Gutschein berechtigt den Inhaber zum Erhalt eines Schokoladeneisbechers.

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  5. This ticket entitles the bearer to one chocolate ice cream.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
one who bears:
someone who helps carry the coffin:
possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.:
Русский
By meaning 2
one who bears:
possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who bears:
possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.:

Origin

From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterb

From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.

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Forms

plural: bearers
Singularbearer
Pluralbearers

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone whose employment involves carrying something:carriertoter
  • the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to them or to whoever holds it:holder
  • one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral:pallbearer

Word family

48 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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