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bearer definition

bearer (ber′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that bears, carries, or supports
  2. a plant or tree that produces fruit or blooms
  3. Rare a pallbearer
  4. a person presenting for payment a check, note, money order, etc.

adjective

payable to the bearer bearer bonds

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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