bear leader
or bear-leader
noun
(formerly) a tutor traveling with a wealthy or aristocratic young man.
Origin of bear leader
1First recorded in 1740–50
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How to use bear leader in a sentence
The fellow with hair like squirrel's fur—the little King's bear leader, whom you kept prisoner.
Caesar and Cleopatra | George Bernard ShawI have neither spirits nor inclination for turning bear-leader, and it is not a position I wish to undertake.
Magnum Bonum | Charlotte M. YongeThe bear-leader made signs to the people to be quiet, as he had something to say to them.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales | Emile Erckmann and Alexandre ChatrianI have been not unknown as a scholar, and yet forced to live by turning bear-leader, and teaching a boy to spell.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. | W. M. ThackerayI asked of my companion—a most bright and amusing Eton boy—to whom I was playing bear leader.
Border Ghost Stories | Howard Pease
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