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

From Buzz a Buzz or The Bees by Busch, Wilhelm

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

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

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

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 Savage, Richard

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

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