Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bearer

Bearer (bâr"ẽr) , noun

1.
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Bearers of burdens. — 2 Chron. ii. 18
The bearer of unhappy news. — Dryden
2.
Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer. — Milton
3.
A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India]
4.
A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
5.
(Commerce) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.
6.
(Printing) 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.