bear leader

See also: bearleader and bear-leader

English

Noun

bear leader (plural bear leaders)

1. Alternative form of bearleader
   • 1846 February 28 – 1847 February 27, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “On Some Respectable Snobs”, in The Book of Snobs, London: Punch Office, […], published 1848, →OCLC, pages 29-30:

     They pounced upon the stray nobility, and seized young lords travelling with their bear leaders.