pallbearer

pall·bear·er

Pallbearers carry a coffin at a funeral.

noun

The definition of a pallbearer is a person who carries a coffin at the funeral.

An example of a pallbearer is a man helping to carry the coffin up the aisle of the church at a funeral mass.

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pallbearer

one of the persons who attend or bear the coffin at a funeral

Origin of pallbearer

pall + bearer: formerly, one who held the edges of the pall

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pallbearer

noun

One of the persons carrying or attending a coffin at a funeral.

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