"bearward" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛəɹ ˌwɔɹd/ [General-American] Forms: bearwards [plural]
Etymology: From bear + ward. Etymology templates: {{com|en|bear|ward}} bear + ward Head templates: {{en-noun}} bearward (plural bearwards)
  1. A keeper of bears. Synonyms: bear-ward, berrord [archaic] Translations (a keeper of bears): вожа́к медве́дя (vožák medvédja) [masculine] (Russian), canlynwr arth [masculine] (Welsh)

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