white bear

American  

noun

1. polar bear.

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white bear British  

noun

1. another name for polar bear

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Etymology

Origin of white bear

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Red Star’s Takao Yokoyama, 86, chases a ball against White Bear’s Kozo Ishida at the SFL 80 League opening match in Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2023.

From Reuters

The bill would “show Montana doesn’t support entrepreneurs in our own state,” Shauna White Bear, who owns White Bear Moccasins, said during a March 20 hearing.

From Washington Times

He grew up in White Bear Lake, Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, where his father was a liberal Presbyterian minister and his mother was on the school board.

From New York Times

Littlechief, who is from White Bear First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan, says she was often the only Indigenous person on stage when she first started performing.

From Seattle Times

The white bear exercise may produce a real effect—a persistent memory, experts say.

From Scientific American