Bearer

·noun A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.

II. Bearer ·noun A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.

III. Bearer ·noun One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

IV. Bearer ·noun Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.

V. Bearer ·noun One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.

VI. Bearer ·noun 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.