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