BEARER

bearer

Noun

  1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
  2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession; pallbearer.
  3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
    I promise to pay the bearer on demand.
  4. A domestic servant or palanquin carrier.
  5. A tree or plant yielding fruit.
    a good bearer
  6. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
  7. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.


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