Bearer \Bear"er\, n.

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. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)