bearleader
noun/ˈbɛəˌliːdə/UK/ˈbɛəɹˌlidəɹ/US
Etymology
From bear + leader.
Definitions
Someone who handles and keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments such as…
Someone who handles and keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments such as bearbaiting or dancing displays; a bearward.
Someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad,…
Someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad, especially in Europe.
- So!—you have really undertaken the delightful office of bear-leader—becauſe the brother of your Geraldine cannot take care of himſelf— […]
- They pounced upon the stray nobility, and seized young lords travelling with their bear leaders.
- […] Nick, if you please, was pronounced delicate, and led a series of tutors a fine dance until his mother decided he was old enough for the Grand Tour and sent him off with a bear-leader like some young regency lordling.
A captor
A captor; also, a guard, a jailer.
The neighborhood
- neighborbearbaiter
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA