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“Barer” or “Bearer”

barer / bearer are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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barer

  • adjectivecompletely unclothed.
  • adjectivelacking in amplitude or quantity.
  • adjectivelacking its natural or customary covering.
  • adjectivejust barely adequate or within a lower limit.
  • adjectiveapart from anything else; without additions or modifications.
  • adjectivelacking a surface finish such as paint.
  • adjectiveproviding no shelter or sustenance.
  • adjectivehaving everything extraneous removed including contents.

bearer b·EH·r·er

  • nouna messenger who bears or presents.
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“barer”

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“bearer”

  • …and was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
  • The first bearer of the name, Harte Manus…
  • …the regiment after the color bearer was shot, and brought them…
  • …under heavy fire, the color bearer having been shot down while…
  • …the Lands of the Plague Bearer", would also appear on Under…
  • …she became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
  • …of the regiment after the bearer was shot down is deserving…
  • She was the flag bearer for Luxembourg during the closing
  • …Simon as its next ring bearer, recruiting him into the Green…
  • …acted as the pharaoh's seal bearer as well, and the vizier…

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