Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bearer
bearer, n. [see bear, v.]
- Conveyor; one possessing; one who carries a corpse to the grave; [fig.] cause of death; death personified.
- Servant; attendant; valet; supporter; [fig.] stalk; thin reed that holds up the flower of a plant; [in heraldry] supporting figure on the side of a shield.
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