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Plural of bearer

regular plural

The plural of bearer is bearers.

Forms of bearer

Singularbearer /ˈbɛəɹə/
Pluralbearers
Countablecountable

Bearers in a sentence

  • The lost rebellious teenager, the college overachiever, and the self-conscious middle schooler are all image bearers.2021, Paul David Tripp, Do You Believe?, Crossway, →ISBN. From the entry overachiever
  • Some of the conchies were sent to the front as stretcher bearers.2015, Matthew De Abaitua, If Then. From the entry conchy
  • Often colloquially called chalice bearers or chalicists, these are now designated by canon as Eucharistic Ministers.2012, Beth Wickenberg Ely, The Cup of Salvation: A Manual for lay Eucharistic Ministries, illustrated edition, Church Publishing, Inc.…. From the entry chalicist
  • Ursula rose, then stood in a line with the bearers, motionless as though waiting for inexorable fate.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry inhumanly
  • President, the bearers of the same being Francisco Enaje and Lorenzo Sanchez, whose certification accompanies.1903, John R[odgers] M[eigs] Taylor, compiler, Report on the Organization for the Administration of Civil Government Instituted by Emilio…. From the entry céntimo

Meaning of bearer

  1. noun One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
  2. noun Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
  3. noun One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.

Full definition of bearer

Questions about the plural of bearer

What is the plural of bearer?
The plural of bearer is bearers.
Is bearer countable?
Bearer is a countable noun.

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