shield-bearer
shield-bearer noun: a person who carries a shield, either a warrior, or a lower-ranking person who carries a shield for a higher-ranking person.
Noun
shield-bearer (plural shield-bearers)
- A person who carries a shield, either a warrior, or a lower-ranking person who carries a shield for a higher-ranking person.
- “Never have shield-bearers so grim of face ever landed before on out shores!”1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 23
- The wise king mounted
the royal saddle and rode out in style
with a force of shield-bearers.1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 46
shield-bearer meaning in Hindi and Tamil
shield-bearer in Hindi
- shield-bearer
- ढलैत ḍhalait
shield-bearer in Tamil
- தேவன்
Forms of shield-bearer
| plural | shield-bearers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shieldbearer |
Origin of shield-bearer
From Middle English scheeld-berere, equivalent to shield + bearer.
Questions about shield-bearer
- What does shield-bearer mean?
- Shield-bearer means a person who carries a shield, either a warrior, or a lower-ranking person who carries a shield for a higher-ranking person.
- What is shield-bearer in Hindi?
- Shield-bearer in Hindi is ढलैत (ḍhalait). See Shield-bearer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shield-bearer?
- Shield-bearer is a noun.
- What is the plural of shield-bearer?
- The plural of shield-bearer is shield-bearers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shield-bearer (page history and authors); ढलैत (Hindi) (page history and authors); shield-bearer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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