bearer

Definitions

General English

• noun a person who carries or brings something
• noun a person who owns a legal document such as a cheque

Accounting

• noun a person who holds a cheque or certificate

Construction

• A horizontal member of a scaffold on which the platform rests and which may be supported by ledgers.
• Any load-supporting horizontal structural member.
• Any device that provides support for a landing or window in a stair.
• In balloon framing, the ribbon board on which the joists for the second floor rest.

Publishing

• noun a wooden or metal bar placed beside metal type to prevent the press from pressing down too hard

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Contexts for “bearer”

8 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Construction
• Publishing