bear leader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bear leader
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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I asked of my companion—a most bright and amusing Eton boy—to whom I was playing bear leader.
From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard
The fellow with hair like squirrel's fur—the little King's bear leader, whom you kept prisoner.
From Caesar and Cleopatra by Shaw, Bernard
You don't want any Van Dam for a bear leader.
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet
And the third member of the party was the Maharajah of Indorwana, an extremely troublesome young Indian royalty who was "seeing Europe" under the guardianship of his reluctant bear leader, Norwood.
From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone
He had no desire to be bear leader for such a doubtful specimen as Barney.
From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod
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