bearer

noun

1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.

3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.

   I promise to pay the bearer on demand.

4. A domestic servant or palanquin carrier.

5. A tree or plant yielding fruit.

   a good bearer

6. Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).

7. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.

8. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.