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Meanings of bearer in inglés

portugués
portador
catalán
transportista
español
mensajero

Someone whose employment involves carrying something.

mensajero
español
portador del ataúd

One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral.

portador del ataúd
portugués
detentor

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.

detentor
Usage of bearer in inglés
1
Jack said Dinesh had been his bearer for the past three years.
East of the sun
2
A score of armed warriors and the king's standard-bearer led the way.
Hidden Warrior
3
Then he said quietly, 'I am the bearer of bad news, Zenoria.
Beyond the Reef
4
Please be discreet and send it in an envelope by the bearer.
The Human Drift
5
The weakened MDC was not therefore the standard-bearer of revolt against Mugabe.
The Guardian
6
I am the bearer of despatches from the admiral to the council.
The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Cent...
7
Six Tories rebelled, among them David Davis, a standard-bearer for the right.
The Guardian
8
Yet the opposition has had little success agreeing on a standard bearer.
Reuters
9
Matter as the bearer of body, and the subject of the categories.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
10
He rated the bearer for not turning it out of the house.
The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
11
The bearer hath for his years done wondrous chivalrously in this enterprise.
The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin / Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel ...
12
He was also the ring-bearer at a niece's wedding, Le Roux said.
The South African
13
Guards and Pickets will pass bearer in and around this Military District.
Between the Lines: Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After
14
Joseph is the bearer of a letter to the Archbishop of California.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
15
The brevity of its contents vied with the curtness of its bearer.
A Gentleman of France: Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne Sieu...
16
In the case of the Sword of Shannara, that bearer is you.
Ilse Witch
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Bearer across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common