/'beərə(r); `bɛrɚ/
n
1 person who brings a letter or message 送信人; 捎信人
*I'm the bearer of good news. 我带来了好消息.
2 (a) person employed to carry things, eg equipment on an expedition; porter 脚夫; 搬运工人
*A team of African bearers came with us on safari. 有一队非洲脚夫和我们一起进行狩猎旅行.
(b) person who helps to carry a coffin, stretcher, etc （棺材、担架等的）抬送者.
3 person who has a cheque for payment on demand （即期支票的）持票人
*This cheque is payable to the bearer, ie to the person who presents it at a bank. 本支票可兑付给持票人.

n[C]
formal someone who carries something such as a flag or a stretcher (=light bed for a sick person)
someone who brings you information, a letter etc
　I hate to be the bearer of bad news , but...
formal the bearer of a legal document, for example a passport, is the person that it officially belongs to
someone who knows about traditions and customs, and makes sure that younger people learn about them
　They see themselves as the bearers of Jewish tradition.