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bearer

[bair-er] / ˈbɛər ər /


NOUN
person who requests payment of bill
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The Carmarthen star has also been chosen to be the Team Wales flag bearer for the closing ceremony tonight.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Before “Interview with the Vampire” and “The Vampire Lestat,” Hammer Film Productions’ gothic horror movies made “Dracula” their standard bearer.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

When the couple married a year later, which included a civil ceremony at OpenAI with a robotic hand ring bearer, Amodei presented Brockman with a $100 check.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Intel’s foundry business, which is aiming to attract external customers for its chip manufacturing, has also been a bearer of seemingly good news for investors.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

He rang for room service and a tired bearer came to take away the plates and bones.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

In 2009, Ariane became her husband’s No. 2 at the Swiss bank, to the alarm of some culture bearers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

He added: "I can assure you of integrity of current staff and elected office bearers but neither that nor justice being done addresses the perilous financial position which we find ourselves in as a result."

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

Cameras were supposed to be bearers of truth and armor against lies, vehicles of justice and agents of change.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

Yesterday’s countesses lacked those freedoms and were bound to serve as propriety’s standard bearers.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025

The bishop himself, accompanied by two incense bearers, appeared to bless the bird without having been asked, and the police band played happy, unpretentious music that pleased everyone.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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