bearer
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈbɛrər/
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portador
- She is the bearer of faith and hope.
- standard bearer
- a bearer of tradition
- a bearer of culture
Yeah, the Bible tells me that we are all image bearers of God.
- Yeah, the Bible tells me that we are all image bearers of God.
- The ring bearer is carrying the pillow with no ring.
- Are you happy for a winger to be the flag bearer of your team?
- Lucifer is who we mean and, and, and Lucifer means light bearer, but he was a cherubim.
- We got a professional Mace bearer for that one for the etiquette.
- You compete, people vote for you, you become the flag bearer.
- It's a conviction that one is doing the right thing, that one is the bearer of moral rectitude.
- But just to switch to visual image briefly, he is the bearer of the collective signature of that community.
- But they have to be at least torch bearers, not just slack jawed watchers or something like that.
- Some would consider the devil are Lucifer, the the morning star, you know, the the light bearer.
Examples
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Are you happy for a winger to be the flag bearer of your team?
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So, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you might wanna see this.
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You guys know I hate to be the bearer of bad news.
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I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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When I was a kid I I was the ring bearer at my uncles wedding.
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Yeah, the Bible tells me that we are all image bearers of God.
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We are the bearers of this salvation.
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I am the bearer of a letter from His Majesty, the Mikado.
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It's a conviction that one is doing the right thing, that one is the bearer of moral rectitude.
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The bearer walked down the aisle carrying the wedding bands.
Synonyms
258
2.4
A person who delivers letters or small packages to other people
238
2.9
A person or company that delivers letters and packages
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3.8
A person who carries and delivers messages or packages
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7.1
A person who helps carry a coffin at a funeral
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4.8
A person who passes information or objects to other people
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6.4
A person who carries a hurt or sick person on a stretcher
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2.7
A person who brings packages to homes or businesses
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9.9
A person who carries a knight's shield, helmet, and weapons
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7.3
A soldier who carries a unit's flag in battle or at ceremonies
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8.3
A soldier who carries the unit's flag in battle or ceremonies
A person who carries messages or things to other people
A person who carries a decorated staff to show authority at ceremonies
A person who holds up the long back of a dress or robe during a ceremony
A person who carries a stretcher to move injured people
Compounds
- Archaic
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9.0
A bond not registered to an owner that pays interest to the person who holds the physical certificate
- Archaic
1
9.9
A share certificate that has no owner's name and makes the person who holds it the owner
- Specialized
A paper showing you own part of a company that belongs to whoever holds it
The eleventh zodiac sign is Aquarius, with the sun there from about January 20 to February 18
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Etymology
Bearer comes from the old English verb bear, which means 'to carry', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a bearer is literally 'one who carries', which is why pallbearers carry a coffin at a funeral.