bear leader

or bear-leader

noun

1. (formerly) a tutor traveling with a wealthy or aristocratic young man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bear leader¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

And came the bear leader as well, And took poor Bruin to his cell.

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It must be almost the renewal of his youth to start as bear leader again.”

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Even as the beasts they drive, even as the loads they bear, Leader.

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She resented being bear leader.

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"Well, my Socratic fiend has been saying the same thing, but the habit of respecting superior wisdom--no, I'll emancipate myself, I frankly declare that this distasteful bodily exercise, while the soul remains immovable in one spot, is unworthy of a sensible man and does more harm than good; in a word, I absolve you from the painful duty of acting as bear leader, and will go back at full speed, until I see the smoke of my own chimney."

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