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ALL meanings of bearer

bear·er
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  • countable noun bearer The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you. 3
  • countable noun bearer A bearer of a particular thing is a person who carries it, especially in a ceremony. 3
  • countable noun bearer The bearer of something such as a document, a right, or an official position is the person who possesses it or holds it. 3
  • countable noun bearer The bearer of a tradition, idea, or characteristic is someone or something that is particularly associated with it and passes it on to other people or situations. 3
  • countable noun bearer In former times, especially in India, a bearer was a native servant of a European. 3
  • noun bearer a person or thing that bears, presents, or upholds 3
  • noun bearer a person who presents a note or bill for payment 3
  • noun bearer a native carrier, esp on an expedition 3
  • noun bearer a native servant 3
  • noun bearer the holder of a rank, position, office, etc 3
  • noun bearer payable to the person in possession 3
  • noun bearer a person or thing that bears, carries, or supports 3
  • noun bearer a plant or tree that produces fruit or blooms 3
  • noun bearer a pallbearer 3
  • noun bearer a person presenting for payment a check, note, money order, etc. 3
  • adjective bearer payable to the bearer 3
  • noun bearer bringer: of news 1
  • noun bearer person who carries, brings sth 1
  • noun bearer finance: holder of a document 1
  • noun bearer finance: payable to sb 1
  • noun bearer A person or thing that carries or holds something. 1
  • noun bearer a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings: dozens of bearers on the safari. 1
  • noun bearer the person who presents an order for money or goods: Pay to the bearer. 1
  • noun bearer a tree or plant that yields fruit or flowers. 1
  • noun bearer the holder of rank or office; incumbent. 1
  • noun bearer pallbearer. 1
  • noun bearer (especially in India) a native boy or man employed as a personal or household servant. 1
  • noun bearer Printing. furniture (def 4). one of several strips of metal fitted at the sides of a plate for support during inking and proving. 1
  • noun bearer a joistlike member supporting the floorboards of a scaffold. 1
  • noun bearer Furniture. bearing rail. 1
  • noun bearer One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. 0
  • noun bearer Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession; pallbearer. 0
  • noun bearer One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment. 0
  • noun bearer (India, dated) A domestic servant or palanquin carrier. 0
  • noun bearer A tree or plant yielding fruit. 0
  • noun bearer (printing) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page. 0
  • noun bearer (printing) A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved. 0
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