shield bearer

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noun

an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.

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Origin of shield bearer

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby shield bearer

shidduch, shied, shiel, shield, shield back, shield bearer, shield bug, shield cricket, shield fern, shield law, shield match

How to use shield bearer in a sentence

The rosy shield-bearer was preëminently a creature of habit.
In Nesting Time|Olive Thorne Miller
One was very large and covered a man from head to foot; it was usually carried by a shield-bearer.
The Dramatization of Bible Stories|Elizabeth Erwin Miller Lobingier
Now the King came forth attended by his shield-bearer, and all the nation assembled there bowed low and thundered out the Bayéte.
The White Shield|Bertram Mitford
Thord carried the shield before Bersi, and Vali was Thorkel's shield-bearer.
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald|Unknown

Statesmen, arrogant pages, and warriors, stand behind the exposed shield-bearer.
Luca Signorelli|Maud Cruttwell