| bearer | 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. "Bearers of burdens." . "The bearer of unhappy news." 2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. 3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. 4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer. 5. One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer. 6. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bell bearer | <zoology> A Brazilian leaf hopper (Bocydium tintinnabuliferum), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| water-bearer | <astronomy> The constellation Aquarius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shield-bearer | 1. One who, or that which, carries a shield. 2. <zoology> Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |