His job as a stretcher-bearer was no less dangerous than that of an infantryman.
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Olympic torch bearer runs during the torch relay in Macau Saturday, May 3, 2008.
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Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer.
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The ad reprints a letter from Dole, who was the party's standard-bearer in 1996.
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Yet the United official was the bearer of more gifts and the atmosphere lifted.
From the independent.co.uk
To honor her, he made the horn magically fill with whatever the bearer desired.
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Since jobs are scarce anyway, this message makes me the bearer of good tidings.
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He makes an annual trip to Lourdes to act as a stretcher bearer or brancardier.
From the express.co.uk
Chinese basketball had seen no heir to Yao Ming as international standard-bearer.
From the economist.com
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Carrier: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
A messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
Pallbearer: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
Holder: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'"
A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects for others.
One who bears; Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession; A domestic servant in India
(bearers) In presses, the flat surfaces or rings at the ends of cylinders that come in contact with each other during printing and serve as a basis for determing packing thickness.
(Bearers) Battens designed to provide a support for other timbers