What does bear-leader mean?
Bear-leader means Alternative form of bearleader..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of bearleader..
So!—you have really undertaken the delightful office of bear-leader—becauſe the brother of your Geraldine cannot take care of himſelf— […]
My bear-leaders vvere conſiderably ſurpriſed vvith my firmneſs, but ſeemed to think it beneath them to conteſt vvith me the principles I delivered. […] They left me abruptly; having firſt ordered an old man, the father of the landlady, to ſtay in the room vvith me vvhile they vvere abſent.
[…] 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.
Use bear-leader when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bear-leader means Alternative form of bearleader..
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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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