bearer
noun
Simple meaning
One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral.
Pronunciation
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behrerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɛɹɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.
A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
Used this way, bearer is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It carries warmth, so it reads as personal rather than detached.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Hopeful and forward-looking
- Usage feel
- Warm and expressive
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use bearer
- “The bond was marked `payable to bearer'”noun
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Compound terms
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A bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments.
A small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines.
The soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle.
One who helps carry a stretcher.
Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters.
The person who holds an office.
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