n. 1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which wastes or diminishes. [ 1913 Webster ]