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arms bearers

arms bearers is the plural of arms bearer.

Meaning of arms bearer

Noun

arms bearer (plural arms bearers)

  1. One who carries weapons for another.
    • The scene shows two hoplites to the right. A young arms bearer follows his superior.1996, Gisela Schneider-Herrmann, Edward Herring, The Samnites of the fourth century BC
  2. An armed fighter.
    • What worried the arms bearers was that Saftawi had not worked out his program with Arafat, but with Egypt and Rabin, and briefed Arafat only later.1996, Pinhas Inbari, The Palestinians between terrorism and statehood, page 239

Questions about arms bearers

What is arms bearers the plural of?
Arms bearers is the plural of arms bearer.

Words near arms bearers in the dictionary

  1. armring
  2. armrings
  3. arms
  4. arms and legs
  5. arms bearer
  6. arms bearers
  7. arms control
  8. arms dealer
  9. arms dealers
  10. arms factories
  11. arms factory

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