burden-bearer

Porter, or burden-bearer for money, when any man pleased to employ him.

The Decameron 2004

Surely the angels looked down that night and smiled upon the sisters, the elder destined to be a patient, plodding, burden-bearer in the heavenly warfare, and the younger a great warrior in the Kingdom of Heaven, one of the saints and most successful field officers of the great Salvation

The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter

Finally he jumped off the moving train, waved his hand and stood watching it out of sight, to catch the last glimpse of (to him) precious burden-bearer; he raised his hand to shade his eyes, and as he did so, I saw that it was minus one thumb, and I remembered that "Mormon Joe" left one of his under an engine up in Colorado -- I was sure of him.

Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers John A. Hill

It isn't fair to make you the burden-bearer, when I'm so willing to help.

Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold Charles Amory Beach

Savior, the widow's burden-bearer, I had a sweet dream of an angelic host, that filled my room with a halo of glory, settled on every face, and those nearest my bed appeared in the form of persons dressed in beautiful attire; others were sweet faces that looked upon me with smiles of peace.

A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland

He who was burdensome has become the burden-bearer.

The Friend on the Road and Other Studies in the Gospels 1817-1893 1922

A mile or more but we picked up at a thatched hut an Indian boy of ten as burden-bearer and guide, though we continued to carry most of our own stuff and to trust largely to our own sense of direction.

Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Harry Alverson Franck 1921

It had always been Father, the brisk burden-bearer, who had comforted the secluded Mother.

The Innocents A Story for Lovers Sinclair Lewis 1918

Woolwich from which, better than from Richmond, our River, the burden-bearer, the road which joins us to New York and Sydney, can be seen for what it is, plainly related to a vaster world, with the ships upon its bright path moving through the smoke and buildings of the

London River 1915

I have not been a burden-bearer; for shame be it said, perhaps, when there are so many burdens to be borne by some one.

Our Friend John Burroughs Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931 1914