bearer

Definition

One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

Etymology

From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.

Example Sentences

• "And he [Solomon] set threescore and ten thousand of them [the foreigners living in Israel] to be bearers of burdens,"
• "Forgive the Bearer of unhappy news: Your alter’d Father openly pursues Your ruine;"
• "The slightest manifestation of sympathy or justice toward a person of color, was denounced as abolitionism; and the name of abolitionist, subjected its bearer to frightful liabilities."