armour-bearerarmor-bearern.

Brit.

/ˈɑːməˌbɛːrə/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmərˌbɛrər/

Forms: see armour n. and bearer n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: armour n., bearer n.

Etymology: < armour n. + bearer n. Compare earlier weapon-bearer n. at weapon n. Compounds 5.

Now historical.

A person who carries the armour or weapons of a soldier, warrior, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > military servant > [noun] > weapon- or armour-bearer

scutifera1400

armourerc1405

harness-man1530

weapon-bearer1535

esquire1553

armour-bearer1560

harness-bearer1563

shield-bearer1603

shield-knave1627

Port-glaive1652

sword-bearer1660

selictar1684

1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Sam. xiv. 13 So Ionathan went vp vpon his hands and vpon his fete, and his armour bearer after him: and some fel before Ionathan, & his armour bearer slewe others after him.

1563 G. Hay Confut. Abbote of Crosraguels Masse f. 64^v Ye lacked I truste (brother Iames) a faithfull armoure bearer to haue serued yow of wappinnes.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xiv. 14 That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armour-bearer made [ Wyclif, squyer; Coverdale, wapen bearer] .

1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. i. 153 Shieldknaue or Armour bearer to Charles the great.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 412 Morad Beck the present Auren Zeeb's Armour-Bearer in all his Wars, is coming..to displace him.

1772 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 296 Each chieftain had his armour-bearer.

1824 J. H. Wiffen tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem Delivered I. ii. lvii. 77 Tendant on each knight Rode many a page and armour-bearer bold.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. x. 305 Meriones, the armor-bearer of Idomeneus.

1962 M. Renault Bull from Sea (1968) v. 51 The chief..beckoned his armour-bearer, who brought his spear and shield.

2012 S. Foot Æthelstan iv. 109 He..heard the armour-bearer of King Edmund of East Anglia recount the details of the king's martyrdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	armour-bearer
释义	armour-bearerarmor-bearern. Brit. /ˈɑːməˌbɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈɑrmərˌbɛrər/ Forms: see armour n. and bearer n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: armour n., bearer n. Etymology: < armour n. + bearer n. Compare earlier weapon-bearer n. at weapon n. Compounds 5. Now historical. A person who carries the armour or weapons of a soldier, warrior, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > military servant > [noun] > weapon- or armour-bearer scutifera1400 armourerc1405 harness-man1530 weapon-bearer1535 esquire1553 armour-bearer1560 harness-bearer1563 shield-bearer1603 shield-knave1627 Port-glaive1652 sword-bearer1660 selictar1684 1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Sam. xiv. 13 So Ionathan went vp vpon his hands and vpon his fete, and his armour bearer after him: and some fel before Ionathan, & his armour bearer slewe others after him. 1563 G. Hay Confut. Abbote of Crosraguels Masse f. 64^v Ye lacked I truste (brother Iames) a faithfull armoure bearer to haue serued yow of wappinnes. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xiv. 14 That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armour-bearer made [ Wyclif, squyer; Coverdale, wapen bearer] . View more context for this quotation 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. i. 153 Shieldknaue or Armour bearer to Charles the great. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 412 Morad Beck the present Auren Zeeb's Armour-Bearer in all his Wars, is coming..to displace him. 1772 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 296 Each chieftain had his armour-bearer. 1824 J. H. Wiffen tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem Delivered I. ii. lvii. 77 Tendant on each knight Rode many a page and armour-bearer bold. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. x. 305 Meriones, the armor-bearer of Idomeneus. 1962 M. Renault Bull from Sea (1968) v. 51 The chief..beckoned his armour-bearer, who brought his spear and shield. 2012 S. Foot Æthelstan iv. 109 He..heard the armour-bearer of King Edmund of East Anglia recount the details of the king's martyrdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1560
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