English noun: bearer |
1. | bearer (person) someone whose employment involves carrying something |
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| Samples | The bonds were transmitted by carrier.
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| Synonyms | carrier, toter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | traveler, traveller |
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2. | bearer (person) a messenger who bears or presents |
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| Samples | A bearer of good tidings.
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| Broader (hypernym) | courier, messenger |
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3. | bearer (person) one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral |
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| Synonyms | pallbearer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower |
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4. | bearer (person) 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 |
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| Samples | The bond was marked `payable to bearer'.
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| Synonyms | holder |
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| Broader (hypernym) | capitalist |
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