trainbearer

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noun

Someone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc.

“She was first employed as the Queen's trainbearer, and went on to become her main lady-in-waiting.”

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Meanings

nountrainbearer (plural trainbearers)

plural trainbearers

  1. Someone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc.

    She was first employed as the Queen's trainbearer, and went on to become her main lady-in-waiting.

  2. Either of two species of long-tailed hummingbirds in the genus Lesbia, found in tropical South America.

Origin

From train + bearer.

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APA

trainbearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainbearer

MLA

“trainbearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainbearer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trainbearer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainbearer.

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