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ID	Word	Definition
3670	armor-bearer	[.] 'ARMOR-BEARER, n. One who carries the armor of another.
5347	bearer	[.] BEARER, n. [See Bear.] One who bears, sustains, or carries; a carrier, especially of a corpse to the grave. [.] 1. One who wears any thing, as a badge or sword. [.] 2. A tree or plant that yields its fruit; as a good bearer. [.] 3. In architecture, a post ...
7019	bow-bearer	[.] BOW-BEARER, n. [bos and bear.] An under officer of the forest, whose duty is to inform of trespasses.
13615	cross-bearer	[.] CROSS-BEARER, n. In the Romish church, the chaplain of an archbishop or primate, who bears a cross before him on solemn occasions. Also, a certain officer in the inquisition, who makes a vow before the inquisitors to defend the Catholic faith, though with the loss of ...
13908	cupbearer	[.] CUPBEARER, n. An attendant of a prince or at a feast, who conveys wine or other liquors to the guests; an officer of the kings household. Nehemiah 1.
19443	ensign-bearer	[.] EN'SIGN-BEARER, n. He that carries the flag; an ensign.
22785	forbearer	[.] FORBEARER, n. One that intermits or intercepts.
23533	fruitbearer	[.] FRUITBEARER, n. That which produces fruit.
32827	light-bearer	[.] LI'GHT-BEARER, n. A torch-bearer.
33691	mace-bearer	[.] MA'CE-BEARER, n. A person who carries a mace before men in authority.
51979	standard-bearer	[.] STANDARD-BEARER, n. [standard and bear.] An officer of an army, company or troop, that bears a standard; an ensign of infantry or a cornet of horse.
54035	sword-bearer	[.] SWORD-BEARER, n. [sword and bear.] An officer in the city of London, who carries a sword as an emblem of justice before the lord mayor when he goes abroad.
54317	talebearer	[.] TA'LEBEARER, n. [tale and bear.] A person who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently communicates intelligence or anecdotes, and makes mischief in society by his officiousness. [.] [.] Where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Prov.26.
55746	torch-bearer	[.] TORCH'-BEARER, n. [torch and bear.] [.] One whose office is to carry a torch.
55956	train-bearer	[.] TRA'IN-BEARER, n. [train and bearer.] One who holds up a train.
57909	underbearer	[.] UNDERBEARER, n. In funerals, one who sustains the corpse.
61502	water-bearer	[.] WATER-BEARER, n. [water and bearer.] In astronomy, a sign of the zodiac, called also Aquarius, from L. Aqua, water.

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