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Shield-bearer

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who carries a shield, either a warrior, or a lower-ranking person who carries a shield for a higher-ranking person.

    "“Never have shield-bearers so grim of face ever landed before on out shores!”"

Etymology

From Middle English scheeld-berere, equivalent to shield + bearer.

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