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bearer

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bear·er  (bârr)
n.
1. One that carries or supports, as:
a. A porter.
b. A pallbearer.
2. One that holds a check or other redeemable note for payment.
3. A fruit- or flower-bearing plant.

bearer
Noun
1. a person or thing that carries, presents, or upholds something
2. a person who presents a note or bill for payment
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bearerbearer - someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
2.bearer - a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
courier, messenger - a person who carries a message
3.bearerbearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
4.bearer - 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; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"
capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)

bearer
Translations

bearer [ˈbɛərəʳ] n [of news, cheque] → portador(a) m/f [of passport] → titular m/f
bearer [ˈbɛərəʳ] nporteur m [of passport etc]; titulaire m/f
bearer [ˈbɛərəʳ] n (of letter, news) → Überbringer(in) m(f);
(of cheque, passport, title etc) → Inhaber(in) m(f)
bearer [ˈbɛərəʳ] nportatore m [of passport] → titolare m/f


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"This man has just arrived from Paris, sir," he continued, "and is the bearer of a letter which he is instructed to deliver into your hands only.
He found himself invariably the first bearer of the intelligence, and was so pestered with questions that he could not avoid filling up the outline, till it became quite a respectable narrative.
And now Jones, upon further enquiry, was sufficiently assured that the bearer of this muff was no other than the lovely Sophia herself.
 
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