Someone whose employment involves carrying something.

synonyms: carrier, toter.

Roget 271: carrier, porter, bearer, tranter^†, conveyer; cargador^†; express, expressman; stevedore, coolie; conductor, locomotive, motor.    beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab^†, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway^†, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument^†, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer^†; racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse; ketch; Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie; garran^†, garron^†; jennet, genet^†, bayard^†, mare, stallion, gelding; bronco, broncho^†, cayuse [U.S.]; creature, critter [U.S.]; cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler^†; stud.    Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante.    ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy^†, ladino [U.S.]; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon.    [object used for carrying] pallet, brace, cart, dolley; support etc. 215; fork lift.    carriage etc. (vehicle) 272; ship etc. 273.    ... show more

Roget 746: subject, liegeman^†; servant, retainer, follower, henchman, servitor, domestic, menial, help, lady help, employe, attache; official.    retinue, suite, cortege, staff, court.    attendant, squire, usher, page, donzel^†, footboy^†; train bearer, cup bearer; waiter, lapster^†, butler, livery servant, lackey, footman, flunky, flunkey, valet, valet de chambre [Fr.]; equerry, groom; jockey, hostler, ostler^†, tiger, orderly, messenger, cad, gillie^†, herdsman, swineherd; barkeeper, bartender; bell boy, boots, boy, counterjumper^†; khansamah^†, khansaman^†; khitmutgar^†; yardman.    bailiff, castellan^†, seneschal, chamberlain, major-domo^†, groom of the chambers.    secretary; under secretary, assistant secretary; clerk; subsidiary; agent etc. 758; subaltern; underling, understrapper; man.    maid, maidservant; handmaid; confidente [Fr.], lady's maid, abigail, soubrette; amah^†, biddy, nurse, bonne [Fr.], ayah^†; nursemaid, nursery maid, house maid, parlor maid, waiting maid, chamber maid, kitchen maid, scullery maid; femme de chambre [Fr.], femme fille [Fr.]; camarista^†; chef de cuisine, cordon bleu [Fr.], cook, scullion, Cinderella; potwalloper^†; maid of all work, servant of all work; laundress, bedmaker^†; journeyman, charwoman etc. (worker) 690; bearer, chokra^†, gyp (Cambridge), hamal^†, scout (Oxford). serf, vassal, slave, negro, helot; bondsman, bondswoman^†; bondslave^†; ame damnee [Fr.], odalisque, ryot^†, adscriptus gleboe [Lat.]; villian^†, villein; beadsman^†, bedesman^†; sizar^†; pensioner, pensionary^†; client; dependant, dependent; hanger on, satellite; parasite etc. (servility) 886; led captain; protege [Fr.], ward, hireling, mercenary, puppet, tool, creature.    badge of slavery; bonds etc. 752.    ... show more

A messenger who bears or presents.

One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral.

synonym: pallbearer.

Dutch: drager

The person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it:
— The bond was marked `payable to bearer'.

synonym: holder.