bringer

English

Etymology

bring +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɹɪŋəɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)

Noun

bringer (plural bringers)

A person who, or a thing which, brings something.
- c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:
  Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
  Hath but a losing office.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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

bringer

Finnish: tuoja (fi)
Hungarian: hozó (hu)
Romanian: aducător (ro) m

Danish

Noun

bringer c

indefinite plural of bringe

Verb

bringer

present of bringe

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bringer

present of bringe

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