| BEARER | • bearer n. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. • bearer n. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession. • bearer n. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment. |
| UPBEARER | • upbearer n. One who upbears or upholds. • UPBEARER n. one who bears up. |
| CUPBEARER | • cupbearer n. (Chiefly historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served. • cup-bearer n. Alternative form of cupbearer. • cup␣bearer n. Alternative form of cupbearer. |
| FORBEARER | • forbearer n. One who forbears. • FORBEARER n. one who forbears. |
| FURBEARER | • furbearer n. An animal that is hunted or farmed for its fur. • FURBEARER n. an animal with fur. |
| CASEBEARER | • casebearer n. Any casebearing moth. • CASEBEARER n. an insect larva that forms a protective coat of silk. |
| FOREBEARER | • forebearer n. (Rare) A forebear. |
| MACEBEARER | • macebearer n. Alternative spelling of mace-bearer. • mace-bearer n. Someone who carries a mace. • MACEBEARER n. one who carries a mace. |
| PALLBEARER | • pallbearer n. (Archaic) One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket. • pallbearer n. One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral. • PALLBEARER n. a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral. |
| TALEBEARER | • talebearer n. An indiscreet person who spreads gossip. • tale-bearer n. Alternative form of talebearer. • tale␣bearer n. Alternative form of talebearer. |
| CROSSBEARER | • crossbearer n. Alternative spelling of cross bearer. • cross-bearer n. Alternative form of cross bearer. • cross␣bearer n. (Christianity) A person who carries a cross in a Christian religious procession. |
| SWORDBEARER | • swordbearer n. One who bears or carries a sword. • sword-bearer n. Alternative spelling of swordbearer. • SWORDBEARER n. one who carries a sword. |
| TORCHBEARER | • torchbearer n. A person who carries a torch (flaming brand). • torchbearer n. (By extension) The leader of a campaign, or one who gives inspiration to others. • TORCHBEARER n. one that carries a torch. |
| TRAINBEARER | • trainbearer n. One who holds up a train, as of a robe. • trainbearer n. Either of two species of long-tailed hummingbirds in the genus Lesbia, found in tropical South America. • train-bearer n. An attendant who supports the train of a dignitary. |
| UNDERBEARER | • underbearer n. One who helps to bear or carry the corpse or accessories at a funeral. • UNDERBEARER n. (dialect) someone who helps to carry a coffin. |