Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
litter-bearer is a noun meaning "one who helps carry a stretcher". It carries one recorded sense.
one who helps carry a stretcher
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for litter-bearer come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.