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Webster 1913 Edition
Bearer
Bear′er
(bâr′ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
“Bearers of burdens.” 2 Chron. ii. 18.
“The bearer of unhappy news.” Dryden.
2.
Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.
Milton.
3.
A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.
[India]
4.
A tree or plant yielding fruit;
as, a good
. bearer
5.
(Com.)
One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money;
as, pay to
. bearer
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bearer
BEARER
,Noun.
1.
One who wears any thing, as a badge or sword.2.
A tree or plant that yields its fruit; as a good bearer.3.
In architecture, a post or brick wall between the ends of a piece of timber, to support it. In general, any thing that supports another thing.4.
In heraldry, a figure in an achievement, placed by the side of a shield, and seeming to support it; generally the figure of a beast. The figure of a human creature for a like purpose is called a tenant.