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shield bearer
noun
- an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shield bearer1
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
The rosy shield-bearer was preëminently a creature of habit.
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One was very large and covered a man from head to foot; it was usually carried by a shield-bearer.
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Now the King came forth attended by his shield-bearer, and all the nation assembled there bowed low and thundered out the Bayéte.
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Thord carried the shield before Bersi, and Vali was Thorkel's shield-bearer.
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Statesmen, arrogant pages, and warriors, stand behind the exposed shield-bearer.
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