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Definition of Bearers

Bearer
Bearer Bear"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. ``Bearers of burdens.' --2 Chron. ii. 18. ``The bearer of unhappy news.' --Dryden. 2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. --Milton. 3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India] 4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer. 5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer. 6. (Print.) 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.

Meaning of Bearers from wikipedia

- Look up bearer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bearer may refer to: Beam (structure) or bearer, a structural element Bearer (carrier) or porter, a...
- vengeance and "justified" bloodshed in The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides. In The Libation Bearers (Χοηφόροι, Choēphóroi)—the second play of Aeschylus'...
- ranks. A commander might be protected by several shield bearers. In combat, the shield bearers served as core of Macedonian army along with sarissa pike...
- older role was the appointment of Sargon of Akkad as cup-bearer in the 23rd century BC. Cup-bearers are mentioned several times in the Bible. The position...
- training. Stretcher-bearers would have received basic first-aid training. The wounded soldier had to wait until the stretcher-bearers arrived or simply...
- underlying property. In the case of shares (bearer shares) or bonds (bearer bonds), they are called bearer certificates. Unlike normal registered instruments...
- light, φέρω = carry, which roughly translates as "light-bringer" Light Bearers, a Seventh-day Adventist organization co-directed by David ****cherick Nick...
- their bodies, dubbed "crystal bearers". Their powers, which have been in the past used for evil, cause crystal bearers to become both respected and feared...
- generally tacked on with thread to prevent their accidental loss. Ring bearers are often young relatives or children of friends (usually male but can...
- although all martyrs are p****ion bearers, not all p****ion bearers are martyrs.[citation needed] Notable p****ion bearers include the brothers Boris and Gleb...