shield bearer

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

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First recorded in 1595–1605

He remains busy trying to penetrate the shield with something much smarter.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Liu was also well aware of the risks that came with the shield.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The daily message of that outsized shield to Ramos was that just wearing the NYPD inform can make you a target.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tended to shield himself from disappointment by expecting the worst—of people and of his country.
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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Exclusive: Did This Manhattan Firm Help Shield a Russian Fund From Sanctions?|Bill Conroy|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The sailors had hoped they would be able to shield the Southern point of the Peninsula by interposing their ships but they can't.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
I should judge from what I see and feel that shade is seldom wanting here, except as a shield from the rain.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various