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bear·er

(bâr′ər)

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.

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bearer

(ˈbɛərə)

1. a person or thing that bears, presents, or upholds

2. (Banking & Finance) a person who presents a note or bill for payment

3. (Professions) (formerly, in Africa, India, etc)

a. a native carrier, esp on an expedition

b. a native servant

4. See pallbearer

5. the holder of a rank, position, office, etc

6. (Banking & Finance) (modifier) finance payable to the person in possession: bearer bonds.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bear•er

(ˈbɛər ər)

n.

1. a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings.

2. the person who presents an order for money or goods.

3. a tree or plant that yields fruit or flowers.

[1250–1300]

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Noun	1.	bearer - someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" carrier, toter 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.	bearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral pallbearer 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'" holder capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)

bearer

noun

1. agent, carrier, courier, herald, envoy, messenger, conveyor, emissary, harbinger I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

2. carrier, runner, servant, porter, transporter a flag bearer

3. holder, owner, possessor The identity documents state the bearer's profession.

4. payee, beneficiary, consignee the chief cashier's promise to pay the bearer

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bearer

noun

A person who carries messages or is sent on errands:

carrier, conveyer, courier, envoy, messenger, runner, transporter.

Translations

حامِل، حمّال

nosičposelnosník

bæreroverbringer

Träger

porteur

átadó

boîberi, beri; burîarmaîur

portatore

bærer budbringer overbringer

носитель

hâmiltaşıyan

带信人挑夫搬运工支撑物负荷者

bearer

[ˈbɛərəʳ]

A. N

1. (= bringer) [of tradition, culture, idea] → poseedor(a) m/f; [of burden] → porteador(a) m/f, portador(a) m/f; [of letter, news] → portador(a) m/f
I hate to be the bearer of bad news → siento traer malas noticias → siento ser portador de malas noticias (frm)

2. (= possessor) [of cheque] → portador(a) m/f; [of title] → poseedor(a) m/f; [of credentials, office, passport] → titular mf

3. (= servant) → porteador m (also pallbearer) → portador(a) m/f del féretro (also stretcher-bearer) → camillero/a m/f
see also flag C
see also standard C

B. CPD bearer bond N → título m al portador

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bearer

[ˈbɛərə^r] n

(= bringer) → porteur m
to be the bearer of bad news → être porteur de mauvaises nouvelles

(= holder) [passport] → titulaire mfbear hug n
to give sb a bear hug → serrer qn très fort dans ses bras
He gave me a big bear hug → Il m'a serré très fort dans ses bras.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bearer

(= carrier) → Träger(in) m(f); (of news, letter, cheque, banknote) → Überbringer m; (of name, title) → Träger(in) m(f), → Inhaber(in) m(f); (of passport) → Inhaber(in) m(f); bearer bond → Inhaberschuldverschreibung f; bearer cheque, bearer check (US) → Inhaberscheck m; bearer securities pl → Inhaberpapiere pl; bearer share, bearer stock (US) → Inhaberaktie f

(= tree etc) a good bearer → ein Baum/Busch etc, der gut trägt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bearer

[ˈbɛərəʳ] n (of news, cheque) → portatore m; (of passport) → titolare m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bear¹

(beə) – past tense bore (boː) : past participle borne (boːn) – verb

1. (usually with cannot, ~could not etc) to put up with or endure. I couldn't bear it if he left.

2. to be able to support. Will the table bear my weight?

3. (past participle in passive born (boːn) ) to produce (children). She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.

4. to carry. He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.

5. to have. The cheque bore his signature.

6. to turn or fork. The road bears left here.

ˈbearable adjective

able to be endured.

ˈbearer noun

a person or thing that bears. the bearer of bad news.

ˈbearing noun

1. manner, way of standing etc. a military bearing.

2. (usually in plural. sometimes short for ˌball-ˈbearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it.

ˈbearings noun plural

location, place on a map etc; The island's bearings are 10 North, 24 West.

bear down on

1. to approach quickly and often threateningly. The angry teacher bore down on the child.

2. to exert pressure on. The weight is bearing down on my chest.

bear fruit

to produce fruit.

bear out

to support or confirm. This bears out what you said.

bear up

to keep up courage, strength etc (under strain). She's bearing up well after her shock.

bear with

to be patient with (someone). Bear with me for a minute, and you'll see what I mean.

find/get one's bearings

to find one's position with reference to eg a known landmark. If we can find this hill, I'll be able to get my bearings.

lose one's bearings

to become uncertain of one's position. He's confused me so much that I've lost my bearings completely.

bearer

n. soporte, apoyo.

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"Really, he is by no means a light load!" said the other bearer, sitting on the edge of the hand-barrow.

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where, after a day spent in holding funeral services over the dead bearer, preparations were made for proceeding farther.

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"His eminence cannot see the letter without the bearer of it," replied the young man; "but to convince you that I am really the bearer of a letter, see, here it is; and kindly add," continued he, "that I am not a simple messenger, but an envoy extraordinary."

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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."

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He offered large discount--he offered a check(Drawn "to bearer") for seven-pounds-ten: But the Bandersnatch merely extended its neck And grabbed at the Banker again.

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I asked the bearer if His Majesty had afforded a sum in aid of my travel expenses.

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I have obtained the favour that the bearer has a short note from Charles to his wife.

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"Yes, and afterwards sneaked off with Francis," Trent broke in bitterly, "and took every bearer with him - after we'd paid them for the return journey too.

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Here!" exclaimed different voices; and the heavy breathing of the bearers and the shuffling of their feet grew more hurried, as if the weight they were carrying were too much for them.

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To live respected, and have the proper bearers at your funeral, was an achievement of the ends of existence that would be entirely nullified if, on the reading of your will, you sank in the opinion of your fellow-men, either by turning out to be poorer than they expected, or by leaving your money in a capricious manner, without strict regard to degrees of kin.

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This singular request produced an old man in a black skull-cap, unable to walk, who was carried up by a couple of bearers and deposited in the room near the door.

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He bellowed at the tottering crowd who blocked the quick march of his bearers. "Say, make way there, can't yeh?

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