shield bearer
noun
an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
Origin of shield bearer
1First recorded in 1595–1605
Words Nearby shield bearer
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How to use shield bearer in a sentence
The rosy shield-bearer was preëminently a creature of habit.
In Nesting Time | Olive Thorne MillerOne 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 LobingierNow 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 MitfordThord carried the shield before Bersi, and Vali was Thorkel's shield-bearer.
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald | UnknownStatesmen, arrogant pages, and warriors, stand behind the exposed shield-bearer.
Luca Signorelli | Maud Cruttwell
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