bringer

English

Etymology

bring +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɹɪŋəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)

Noun

bringer (plural bringers)

  1. A person who, or a thing which, brings something.
    • c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act I, Scene 1,
      Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
      Hath but a losing office.
    • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Kings 10:5,
      And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

Translations

Danish

Noun

bringer c

  1. plural indefinite of bringe

Verb

bringer

  1. present of bringe

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bringer

  1. present of bringe
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