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bearer

/ˈbeɹə/BEH-rur
/ˈbɛɹɚ/BEH-rur

Meaningone who carries

Common meaning: a person who carries or holds something

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bhar-‘bear, carry’source
  2. Old Englishberan‘carry’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishberen‘carry’source
  4. Englishbear‘support or carry’
  5. Englishformed in English from bearbearer‘a person who carries or holds something’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from bear + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BEAR, p.55 · scan

Source words

  • beran Old English · source word “carry”

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