Bearer

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname originating as an occupation.

proper noun

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A surname originating as an occupation.

Etymology

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.

Forms

plural: Bearers

Beard · A surname transferred from the nickname.bearded · Having a beard; involving a beard.bearer · One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

Bearer · A surname originating as an occupation.

bearing · That bears (some specified thing).Bears · A surname.beast · Any four-footed land mammal.

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