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kantaja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • applicant noun Someone who formally requests something, such as a job, loan, or place at a school.
  • bearer noun A person or thing that carries or holds something.
  • Carrier noun A person, vehicle, or company that transports goods, passengers, or messages.
  • claimant noun One who claims; one who makes a claim.
  • complainant noun A person who makes a formal complaint, especially in a legal or official setting.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • petitioner noun A person who submits a petition, especially to a court.
  • plaintiff noun The person who brings a case against someone else in a civil lawsuit.
  • porter noun A person employed to carry luggage or goods, especially at a station, airport, or hotel.
  • support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

kantaja is used for these senses in English:

  • applicant (specific, legal) A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
  • bearer Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
  • carrier A person or object that carries someone or something else.
  • claimant One who claims; one who makes a claim.
  • host (evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
  • petitioner (legal) Someone who presents a petition to a court.
  • plaintiff (law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
  • porter A person who carries luggage and related objects.

bearer — full definition

  1. noun A person or thing that carries or holds something.
  2. noun The person named or holding a document such as a cheque, entitling them to payment.

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