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