English-German translations for bearer

• Träger der
  Die Träger menschenfeindlicher Ideologien stellen nach wie vor eine Bedrohung für uns dar. The bearers of a misanthropic ideology remain a threat to us.
  – Herr Präsident! Die Träger der Demokratie in Europa sind die Nationalstaaten. Mr President, it is the nation state that is the bearer of democracy in Europe.
  Als Träger dieses Namens verleiht Minister Vizjak dieser Aussprache eine sehr kraftvolle Dynamik. The bearer of this name, Minister Vizjak, lends this debate a very powerful dynamic.

Definition of bearer

• One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries
• Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession
• One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment
• A domestic servant or palanquin carrier
• A tree or plant yielding fruit
• Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (''especially as referred to in the letter or message''
• A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page

Examples

• I promise to pay the bearer on demand
• a good bearer

Related words

• pallbearer
• talebearer
• stretcher-bearer
• cup-bearer
• standard-bearer
• flag-bearer
• cupbearer
• swordbearer
• ringbearer