bear·er 
/ˈberɚ/ noun
plural bear·ers /ˈberɚ/ noun [count] 1 : a person who bears or carries something
▪ the bearer of a U.S. passport ▪ The bearers [=porters] carried our baggage up the mountain. ▪ the bearer of glad/bad tidings [=the person who brings good/bad news] ▪ His nephew was the ring bearer [=the person who holds the rings until they are needed] at his wedding. — see also pallbearer, standard-bearer, torchbearer 2 finance : a person who has a check or order for payment
▪ The check was marked “payable to bearer.”
▪ the bearer of a U.S. passport ▪ The bearers [=porters] carried our baggage up the mountain. ▪ the bearer of glad/bad tidings [=the person who brings good/bad news] ▪ His nephew was the ring bearer [=the person who holds the rings until they are needed] at his wedding. — see also pallbearer, standard-bearer, torchbearer
▪ The check was marked “payable to bearer.”
