bearer
/ˈbɛrər/
noun
- A person who carries or holds something, such as a document, object, or message.
- Please show your ticket to the bearer at the gate.
- He was the bearer of bad news, so everyone was nervous.
- The bearer of the letter arrived at the palace just before noon.
- A person who presents a check, bond, or other financial instrument for payment.
- Only the bearer of the ticket can enter the concert.
- The check is payable to the bearer, so anyone can cash it.
- The bearer of the bond must sign the back before redeeming it.
- A person who supports or carries a burden, such as a stretcher-bearer or pallbearer.
- The stretcher bearers carefully lifted the injured hiker.
- Six bearers carried the coffin to the cemetery.
- The water bearers walked miles each day to supply the village.