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train-bearer

train-bearer noun: an attendant who supports the train of a dignitary.

Noun

train-bearer (plural train-bearers)

  1. An attendant who supports the train of a dignitary.
    • This fellow, I say, stiled himself a lawyer, but was indeed a most vile petty-fogger, without sense or knowledge of any kind; one of those who may be termed train-bearers to the law […]1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
    • Supported by his train-bearers and attendants, and leaning on his golden staff, he with raucous accent delivered his mission: […]1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 10

train-bearer meaning in Tamil

train-bearer in Tamil

பின்தானையர், ஆடைத் தொங்கலேந்தி

Forms of train-bearer

pluraltrain-bearers

Questions about train-bearer

What does train-bearer mean?
Train-bearer means an attendant who supports the train of a dignitary.
What is train-bearer in Tamil?
Train-bearer in Tamil is பின்தானையர், ஆடைத் தொங்கலேந்தி. See Train-bearer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is train-bearer?
Train-bearer is a noun.
What is the plural of train-bearer?
The plural of train-bearer is train-bearers.

Words near train-bearer in the dictionary

  1. train up
  2. train wreck
  3. train wrecked
  4. train wrecking
  5. train wrecks
  6. train-bearer
  7. train-bearers
  8. train-mate
  9. train-mates
  10. train-of-four
  11. train-of-fours

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