noun
Meaning 1
A person or a thing which brings something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bringer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹɪŋɚ/
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rhymes with -ɪŋə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who supplies or identifies potential recruits for the military in exchange for payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bring Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bringer From bring + -er.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: prurës — one who brings
- Finnish: tuoja — one who brings
- Hungarian: hozó — one who brings
- Marathi: आणणारा (āṇṇārā) — one who brings
- Marathi: आणणारी (āṇṇārī) — one who brings
- Marathi: आणणारे (āṇṇāre) — one who brings
- Persian: آورنده — one who brings
- Romanian: aducător — one who brings
- Tajik: оваранда (ovaranda) — one who brings