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trainbearer

trainbearer noun: someone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc.

trainbearer: someone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc
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Noun

trainbearer (plural trainbearers)

  1. Someone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc.
    • She was first employed as the Queen's trainbearer, and went on to become her main lady-in-waiting.
  2. Either of two species of long-tailed hummingbirds in the genus Lesbia, found in tropical South America.

Forms of trainbearer

pluraltrainbearers

Origin of trainbearer

From train + bearer.

Words formed from trainbearer

Questions about trainbearer

What does trainbearer mean?
Trainbearer means someone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc.
What part of speech is trainbearer?
Trainbearer is a noun.
What is the plural of trainbearer?
The plural of trainbearer is trainbearers.

Words near trainbearer in the dictionary

  1. trainagraphs
  2. Trainas
  3. trainasium
  4. trainband
  5. trainbands
  6. trainbearer
  7. trainbearers
  8. trainboy
  9. trainboys
  10. traincare
  11. traincrew

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