bearer

noun

1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
4. A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.
5. A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.
6. A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
7. A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.
8. A tree or plant yielding fruit.
9. Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).
10. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
11. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.