1 a person whose job it is to carry sth, especially at a ceremony:
coffin bearers * sword / cross / torch bearers
seealsoPALL-BEARER, STANDARD-BEARER, STRETCHER-BEARER
2 a person who brings a message, a letter, etc:
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
3 (formal) a person who has sth with them or is the official owner of sth, such as a document:
A pass will allow the bearer to enter the building.
4 a person who has knowledge of sth, such as an idea or a tradition, and makes sure that it is not forgotten, by teaching others about it:
In many societies, women play an important role as bearers of cultures and traditions.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for bearer is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is bearer a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bearer is tagged as noun.
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