bearer
/ˈbeɹɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.43 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And he [Solomon] set threescore and ten thousand of them [the foreigners living in Israel] to be bearers of burdens,"
- "Forgive the Bearer of unhappy news: Your alter’d Father openly pursues Your ruine;"
- "The slightest manifestation of sympathy or justice toward a person of color, was denounced as abolitionism; and the name of abolitionist, subjected its bearer to frightful liabilities."
- "Nay, quoth he, on his swooning bed outstretch’d, If I may not carry, sure Ile ne’re be fetch’d, But vow though the cross Doctors all stood hearers, For one Carrier put down to make six bearers."
- "[…] the bare coffin having been screwed down, was hoisted on the shoulders of the bearers, and carried into the street."
- "The deep shadows of the porch swallowed up priest, corpse and bearers […]"
Etymology
From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbeɹɚ/
- British English: /ˈbɛəɹə/