bearleader (English, noun)
expansion: bearleader (plural bearleaders)
Senses:
glosses: Someone who handles and keeps bears, especially for use in public entertainments such as bearbaiting or dancing displays; a bearward.
tags: historical
glosses: Someone acting as a chaperone and tutor to a wealthy young man travelling abroad, especially in Europe.
tags: broadly
historical
glosses: A captor; also, a guard, a jailer.
tags: broadly
historical
humorous
obsolete
rare
Forms:
form: bearleaders
tags: plural
form: bear-leader
tags: alternative
form: bear leader
tags: alternative