Bear leader
(formerly) a tutor traveling with a wealthy or aristocratic young man.
historical examples
i am a bear leader who daily trembles lest the muzzle should give way at last.
a woman of thirty honore de balzac
the fellow with hair like squirrel’s fur—the little king’s bear leader, whom you kept prisoner.
caesar and cleopatra george bernard shaw
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