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(1):

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

(2):

(n.) A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.

(3):

(n.) One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

(4):

(n.) A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.

(5):

(n.) 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.

(6):

(n.) Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bearer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bearer.html. 1828.
 
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