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noun
1a person or thing that carries or holds something:I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings [in combination]:a flag-bearer a carrier of equipment on an expedition. a person who carries the coffin at a funeral; pall-bearer.
2a person who presents a check or other order to pay money:promissory notes payable to the bearer [as modifier] payable to the possessor:bearer bonds