BEARER, noun [See Bear.] One who bears, sustains, or carries; a carrier, especially of a corpse to the grave. 1. One who wears any thing, as a badge or sword. 2. A tree or plant that yields its fruit; as a good bearer 3. In architecture, a post or brick wall between the ends of a piece of timber, to support it. In general, any thing that supports another thing. 4. In heraldry, a figure in an achievement, placed by the side of a shield, and seeming to support it; generally the figure of a beast. The figure of a human creature for a like purpose is called a tenant.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI