BEARER

carrier, bearer, toter

(noun) someone whose employment involves carrying something; “the bonds were transmitted by carrier”

holder, bearer

(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’”

bearer

(noun) a messenger who bears or presents; “a bearer of good tidings”

pallbearer, bearer

(noun) one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

bearer (plural bearers)

One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.

Synonym: pallbearer

One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.

(India, dated) A domestic servant or palanquin carrier.

A tree or plant yielding fruit.

(dated) Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).

(printing) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.

(printing) A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

Anagrams

• rebear

Source: Wiktionary

Bear"er, n.

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.)

Definition: One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.

6. (Print.)

Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition