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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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I am a bear leader who daily trembles lest the muzzle should give way at last.

From A Woman of Thirty by Balzac, Honoré de

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

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

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

From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod

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

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

From Buzz a Buzz or The Bees by Busch, Wilhelm