book-bearer
book-bearer · book-bearers
A person who carries a religious book to the priest, or to and from the altar, during…A person who carries a religious book to the priest, or to and from the altar, during a religious procession.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who carries a religious book to the priest, or to and from the altar, during a religious procession.
(archaic, obsolete)A theatrical prompter.
Forms
plural: book-bearers| Singular | book-bearer |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcross bearer