So!—you have really undertaken the delightful office of bear-leader—becauſe the brother of your Geraldine cannot take care of himſelf— […]
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Bearleader
//ˈbɛəˌliːdə//
Synonyms for "bearleader" (3 found)
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10 translations across 7 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- جعيدي noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
Finnish
3 entries- kaitsija noun (someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad — see also chaperone)
- karhun hoitaja noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
- valvoja noun (someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad — see also chaperone)
German
2 entries- Bärenführer noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
- Bärenleiter noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
Middle Low German
1 entries- bārenlēder noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
Russian
1 entries- вожа́к медве́дя noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
Turkish
1 entries- ayı lideri noun (someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad — see also chaperone)
Welsh
1 entries- canlynwr arth noun (someone who handles or keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments)
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They pounced upon the stray nobility, and seized young lords travelling with their bear leaders.
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[…] Nick, if you please, was pronounced delicate, and led a series of tutors a fine dance until his mother decided he was old enough for the Grand Tour and sent him off with a bear-leader like some young regency lordling.
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In 1775 Lord Herbert [George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke] toured Switzerland with his bearleader William Coxe (1747–1828).
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