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Noun
S:
(n)
carrier
,
bearer
,
toter
(someone whose employment involves carrying something)
"the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
bearer
(a messenger who bears or presents)
"a bearer of good tidings"
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sister term
S:
(n)
messenger
,
courier
(a person who carries a message)
S:
(n)
conveyer
,
conveyor
(a person who conveys (carries or transmits))
"the conveyer of good tidings"
S:
(n)
dispatch rider
(a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle))
S:
(n)
herald
,
trumpeter
((formal) a person who announces important news)
"the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
S:
(n)
bearer
(a messenger who bears or presents)
"a bearer of good tidings"
S:
(n)
messenger boy
,
errand boy
(a boy who earns money by running errands)
S:
(n)
process-server
(someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant)
S:
(n)
runner
(a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents)
"he sent a runner over with the contract"
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
bear
[Related to:
bearer
] (move while holding up or supporting)
"Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
S:
(n)
pallbearer
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bearer
(one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral)
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derivationally related form
S:
(n)
holder
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bearer
(the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it)
"the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"