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bear leader

American  
Or bear-leader

noun

  1. (formerly) a tutor traveling with a wealthy or aristocratic young man.


Etymology

Origin of bear leader

First recorded in 1740–50


Example Sentences

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You don't want any Van Dam for a bear leader.

From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Harriet Stark

He had no desire to be bear leader for such a doubtful specimen as Barney.

From Man Size by William MacLeod Raine

It must be almost the renewal of his youth to start as bear leader again.”

From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford

And came the bear leader as well, And took poor Bruin to his cell.

From Buzz a Buzz or The Bees by Wilhelm Busch

I can perhaps frighten her with the idea that Madame Louison wishes to supplant her as lady bear leader.

From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Richard Savage

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