Bearer

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From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere(“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear +‎ -er.


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bearer (n.)

"one who carries or sustains" in any sense, Old English -berere (in water-berere), agent noun from bear (v.). Meaning "one who helps carry a corpse to the grave" is from 1630s. The usual Old English form was berend.