bearer

1. (India, dated) A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.Examples: "The bar of the watch-guard worked through the buttonhole, and the watch—Platte's watch—slid quietly on to the carpet; where the bearer found it next morning and kept it."Synonyms: dressing-boyIndiadated

2. (India) A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.India

3. (dated) Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).Examples: "[…] Wilt thou know Th’ effect of what I wrote? […] An earnest conjuration from the King, As England was his faithful tributary, […] That, on the view and knowing of these contents, Without debatement further, more or less, He should the bearers put to sudden death,"; "P. S. If you’d send your pipes by the Bearer[…], I would put them in order, and play some Melancholy tunes, […]"; "1784, Samuel Johnson, letter cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, Volume 2, p. 487, Sir, The bearer is my godson, whom I take the liberty of recommending to your kindness […]"dated

4. (printing) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.

5. (printing) A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.