someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: carrier]
2.
a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
3.
one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: pallbearer]
4.
the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked 'payable to bearer'" [syn: holder]
Main Entry: bearer Function: adjective : freely transferable by the holder with or without endorsement and with full title passing by delivery to the transferee: as a: not having a registered owner b: not designating a specific payee <a bearer instrument> <bearer checks> —compare ORDER
Main Entry: bear·er Pronunciation: 'bar-&r Function: noun : a person holding a check, draft, or other negotiable instrument for payment esp. marked
payable to bearer or having a blank endorsement
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.
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