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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bearer \Bear"er\ (b[^a]r"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
        "Bearers of burdens." --2 Chron. ii. 18. "The bearer of
        unhappy news." --Dryden.
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     2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the
        grave; a pallbearer. --Milton.
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     3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India]
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     4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
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     5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order
        for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bearer
       n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the
            bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {carrier}, {toter}]
       2: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good
          tidings"
       3: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: {pallbearer}]
       4: 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'" [syn:
          {holder}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  101 Moby Thesaurus words for "bearer":
     Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, advocate, alpenstock, arm,
     athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bheesty, boy,
     bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, busboy, buttress, caddie,
     cane, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, cervix,
     common carrier, conveyer, coolie, corset, courier, crook, crutch,
     cupbearer, drayman, emissary, envoy, express, expressman,
     foundation garment, freighter, fulcrum, girdle, griever,
     gun bearer, guy, guywire, hauler, homing pigeon, internuncio, jock,
     jockstrap, keener, lamenter, letter carrier, litter-bearer,
     mainstay, maintainer, mast, mourner, mute, neck, pallbearer,
     porter, professional mourner, prop, redcap, reinforce,
     reinforcement, reinforcer, rest, resting place, rigging,
     shield-bearer, shoulder, shroud, skycap, spine, sprit, staff,
     standing rigging, stave, stay, stevedore, stick, stiffener,
     strengthener, stretcher-bearer, support, supporter, sustainer,
     the Water Bearer, transporter, truck driver, trucker, upholder,
     wagoner, walking stick, water boy, water carrier
  
  

















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