Definition of "bridger"

And he wasn't an ordinary bridger, Tuck remembers, he was said to be one of the best bridge-masters on Pomperoy.

2008, Julie Bertagna, Zenith, page 191

In either arrangement, the teacher reserves personal judgment and acts more as a bridger of student ideas or as an encourager of reluctant participants (vocal participation, though, should always be the student's prerogative).

2002, James R. Delisle, Barefoot Irreverence, page 178