A horizontal member of a scaffold upon which the platform rests and which may be supported by ledgers.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bearer (noun) one that as - bears
a) - porter
b) a plant yielding fruit
c) - pallbearer
d) one holding a check, draft, bond, or other order for payment especially if marked payable to bearer - often used attributively bearer bonds
Bearer (Wikipedia)
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Bearer may refer to:
- Beam (structure) or bearer, a structural element
- Bearer (carrier) or porter, a person who carries objects
- Bearer channel, a telecommunications term
- Bearer instrument, a type of document
- Bearer token, a type of security token in OAuth and other frameworks that gives access to its bearer
- Armiger, person entitled to bear arms
- Ownership
Bearer (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛəɹə/
- (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹɚ/
- (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbeɹɚ/, /bɛəɹɚ/
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Carrier, Holder, Transporter, Conveyer, Custodian
