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bear·er / ˈbe(ə)rər/ • n. 1. a person or thing that carries or holds something: I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings [in comb.] a flag-bearer. ∎ a carrier of equipment on an expedition. ∎ a tree or plant that bears fruit or flowers. 2. a person who presents a check or other order to pay money: promissory notes payable to the bearer. ∎ [as adj.] payable to the possessor: bearer bonds. |
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"bearer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bearer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bearer.html "bearer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bearer.html |
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BEAREROne who is the holder or possessor of an instrument that is negotiable—for example, a check, a draft, or a note—and upon which a specific payee is not designated. A negotiable instrument that is payable to "bearer" or to "cash" or to "the order of cash," that is, not naming a payee, is a bearer instrument, and is called "bearer" paper. |
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"Bearer." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bearer." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700493.html "Bearer." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700493.html |
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bearer The means by which data is carried in a network. The term may either refer to a simple physical device such as a cable or optical fiber, or may describe a complete service designed to transport individual data items.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "bearer." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "bearer." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-bearer.html JOHN DAINTITH. "bearer." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-bearer.html |
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•swordbearer • pallbearer • wayfarer
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•sacra, simulacra
•Libra, vers libre
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•chypre, Ypres
•palaestra (US palestra) • urethra
•joie de vivre
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•Sintra
•aspidistra, sistra
•algebra • orchestra • vertebra
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•Hydra • Lycra
•begorra, Gomorrah, horror
•double entendre • genre • amour propre • Le Nôtre • contra
•Cosa Nostra, rostra
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"bearer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bearer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bearer.html "bearer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bearer.html |
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