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–noun

1.	a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings: dozens of bearers on the safari.

2.	the person who presents an order for money or goods: Pay to the bearer.

3.	a tree or plant that yields fruit or flowers.

4.	the holder of rank or office; incumbent.

5.	pallbearer.

6.	(esp. in India) a native boy or man employed as a personal or household servant.

Printing.

a.	furniture (def. 4).

b.	one of several strips of metal fitted at the sides of a plate for support during inking and proving.

8.	a joistlike member supporting the floorboards of a scaffold.

9.	Furniture. bearing rail.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME berere. See bear¹, -er¹

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Thesaurus Entries

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	Cite This Source
Main Entry:	bearer
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	A person who carries messages or is sent on errands.
Synonyms:	carrier, conveyer, courier, envoy, messenger, runner, transporter
Source:	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Water Bearer, The, English name for Aquarius, a constellation.

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