bearer C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈbɛrɚ/ UK /ˈbɛərə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who carries or holds something The bearer of bad news is seldom thanked for the delivery. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who carries or... carrierholderporterconveyormessenger Word family Related forms bearbearing Etymology AI details From bear ('to carry', Old English beran) plus the agentive suffix -er. beran Old English *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bearer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɛrɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɛərə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who carries or holds something ## Examples - The bearer of bad news is seldom thanked for the delivery. ## Synonyms - carrier - holder - porter - conveyor - messenger ## Related Forms - bear - bearing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: beran - Root: *bʰer- ## Etymology From bear ('to carry', Old English beran) plus the agentive suffix -er. ## AI Etymology Bearer is a noun meaning "a person who carries or holds something". Historically, it is from bear ('to carry', Old English beran) plus the agentive suffix -er. The visible construction is part of the etymology: bearer is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person who carries or holds something", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old English beran with Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Close English family members include bear, and bearing. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown