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Definition of Bearer
1. Noun. Someone whose employment involves carrying something. "The bonds were transmitted by carrier"
Generic synonyms: Traveler, Traveller
Derivative terms: Bear, Carry, Tote
2. Noun. A messenger who bears or presents. "A bearer of good tidings"
3. Noun. One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral.
Generic synonyms: Griever, Lamenter, Mourner, Sorrower
Derivative terms: Bear
4. Noun. The person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it. "The bond was marked `payable to bearer'"
Definition of Bearer
1. n. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Definition of Bearer
1. Noun. One who bears. ¹
2. Noun. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession. ¹
3. Noun. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment. ¹
4. Noun. A domestic servant in India. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bearer
1. one that bears [n -S] - See also: bears
Medical Definition of Bearer
1. 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. "Bearers of burdens." . "The bearer of unhappy news." 2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. 3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. 4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer. 5. One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer. 6. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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