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bearer

[bair-er] / ˈbɛər ər /


NOUN
person who requests payment of bill
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When the couple married a year later, which included a civil ceremony at OpenAI with a robotic hand ring bearer, Amodei presented Brockman with a $100 check.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Intel’s foundry business, which is aiming to attract external customers for its chip manufacturing, has also been a bearer of seemingly good news for investors.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

He is a flag bearer for post-war liberal democracy, a defender of the rules-based international order.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

He told his assistant and ammo bearer to each bring a spare machine gun for him, and as much ammo as they could possibly carry.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

In 2009, Ariane became her husband’s No. 2 at the Swiss bank, to the alarm of some culture bearers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Cameras were supposed to be bearers of truth and armor against lies, vehicles of justice and agents of change.

From Slate Jan. 15, 2026

They have worked on ceremonies where dogs have been used as "flower girls" and bridesmaids, as well as ring bearers.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2025

LHC also launched its Abuelas Project in 2021— which pays homage to grandmothers, often the culture bearers in Latino families — to help fill gaps in folk knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2025

We see a dark group, bearers with stretchers, and larger black clumps moving about.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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