bearer

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɛəɹə/
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• /ˈbɛɹɚ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
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• General-American: /ˈbeɹɚ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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• General-American: /bɛəɹɚ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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• Australian: /ˈbeːɹə/
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• /ˈbiəɹə/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
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• New-Zealand: /ˈbeəɹə/ without the cheer–chair merger
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• Scotland: /ˈbeɹəɹ/
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• /ˈbɜːɹə(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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• rhymes with -ɛəɹə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: B EH1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Possibly an occupational surname for a carrier or porter, from Middle English berere, but no evidence has been found that this surname became hereditary. Alternatively, it could be a variant of other surnames, such as Berrier, Berrow, or Berard.

From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: носа́ч (nosáč) — one who bears
• Bulgarian: приноси́тел (prinosítel) — one who bears
• Czech: posel — one who bears
• Czech: nosič — one who bears
• Dutch: drager — one who bears
• Finnish: kantaja — one who bears
• French: porteur — one who bears
• French: porteuse — one who bears
• German: Träger — one who bears
• German: Trägerin — one who bears
• Hindi: वाहक (vāhak) — one who bears
• Hindi: धारणकर्ता (dhāraṇkartā) — one who bears
• Icelandic: beri — one who bears
• Italian: portatore — one who bears
• Japanese: 所持人 (shojinin) — one who bears
• Kazakh: тасушы (tasuşy) — one who bears
• Kazakh: әкелуші (äkeluşı) — one who bears
• Kazakh: апарушы (aparuşy) — one who bears
• Kazakh: алып жүруші (alyp jüruşı) — one who bears
• Portuguese: portador — one who bears
• Russian: носи́льщик (nosílʹščik) — one who bears
• Russian: носи́льщица (nosílʹščica) — one who bears
• Russian: носи́тель (nosítelʹ) — one who bears
• Russian: носи́тельница (nosítelʹnica) — one who bears
• Spanish: portador — one who bears
• Spanish: portadora — one who bears
• Ukrainian: носі́й (nosíj) — one who bears
• Ukrainian: носі́йка (nosíjka) — one who bears
• Dutch: drager — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Finnish: arkunkantaja — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Finnish: kantaja — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Icelandic: kistuberi — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Russian: носи́льщик (nosílʹščik) — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Russian: носи́льщица (nosílʹščica) — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Ukrainian: носі́й (nosíj) — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Ukrainian: носі́йка (nosíjka) — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Ukrainian: носи́льник (nosýlʹnyk) — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Ukrainian: носи́льниця (nosýlʹnycja) — someone who helps carry the coffin
• Dutch: toonder — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• French: porteur — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• French: porteuse — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• German: Inhaber — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• German: Inhaberin — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• German: Träger — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• German: Trägerin — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Hindi: वाहक (vāhak) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Icelandic: handhafi — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Italian: titolare — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Japanese: 所持人 (shojinin) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Korean: 소지인 (sojiin) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Russian: предъяви́тель (predʺjavítelʹ) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Russian: предъяви́тельница (predʺjavítelʹnica) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Russian: пода́тель (podátelʹ) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Russian: пода́тельница (podátelʹnica) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Ukrainian: подаве́ць (podavécʹ) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Ukrainian: подавчи́ня (podavčýnja) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Ukrainian: подава́ч (podaváč) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Ukrainian: подава́чка (podaváčka) — possessor of a cheque, bond, etc.
• Dutch: koelie — domestic servant in India
• Finnish: kantaja — domestic servant in India
• Italian: portatore — domestic servant in India