bearward
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bearward
- /ˈbɛəwɔːd/ UK
- /ˈbɛəɹˌwɔɹd/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun bearwards · bear-ward · berrord
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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.
But now how many men are there proude of that that is not theyrs at al? Is there no man proude of keping another mannes gate? […] [W]hat a brag-kyng maketh a beareward wͭ [with] his ſyluer buttened bawdrike, for pride of another mannes bere?
Similar: bearleader, bear warden
Translations
Every language
noun someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals) — see also bearleader
| Русский | медведево́д medvedevód, медве́дник medvédnik |
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title = {bearward},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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