bearward
Meanings
Plural: bearwards
Noun
- Someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays; a bearherd.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English bereward (“someone who handles and keeps bears, bear keeper”), from ber, bere (“bear”) + ward, warde (“care, keeping”). By surface analysis, bear + ward.
Synonyms
bear warden, bearleader
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 0
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