armour-bearer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In his journey he was attended by one whom he called his armor-bearer, and their entrance into each village was signaled by a loud hymn sung by the excited pair.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 by Various
The next day he went out to the rock in the field with his armor-bearer and sent him on before.
From Child's Story of the Bible by Lathbury, Mary A. (Mary Artemisia)
When the right direction comes let Jonathan take his armor-bearer and climb up on his hands and knees against the Philistines, let Paul go to Macedonia, Peter to Cornelius, Wesley send help to America.
From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White
That is always the armor-bearer of genius; it carries the spear and shield of the conqueror.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
So David came to Saul and entered his service; and Saul loved him and he became his armor-bearer.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
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