bearers

• carriers
• couriers
• deliverers
• delivery boys
• deliverymen
• go-betweens
• liaisons
• messengers

• 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 domestic servant or palanquin carrier.
  5. A tree or plant yielding fruit.
  6. Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).
  7. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
  8. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

• The pall bearers solemnly carried the casket down the aisle.
• Flag bearers led the parade with pride and discipline.
• The bearers of the news arrived late in the evening.
• Ancient bearers often transported messages across great distances.
• The gift bearers were dressed in ceremonial robes.

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