armorbearer

[ahr-mer-bair-er]

noun

a male attendant bearing the armor or arms of a warrior or knight.

Origin of armorbearer

First recorded in 1605–15; armor + bearer

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Historical Examples of armorbearer

And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there.
The Bible Story
Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
The knights in Europe used to have their squires: Jonathan had his armorbearer.
Heroes of Israel
Theodore Gerald Soares
And his armorbearer said to him, "Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee, behold I am with thee according to thy wish."
The Bible Story
Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something."
The Bible Story
Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armorbearer made, was about twenty men, within an acre of land.
The Bible Story
Rev. Newton Marshall Hall