pallbearer

noun

pall·bear·er ˈpȯl-ˌber-ər

: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral

also : a member of the escort or honor guard of the coffin who does not actually help to carry it

Examples of pallbearer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kennedy, fourteen years old, with a thick mop of hair, served as a pallbearer at the burial, in Arlington National Cemetery. —

Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 Biden noted that Kara-Murza was a pallbearer during the funeral of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Kurmasheva is a dual U.S. and Russian national who works as a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024 Biden noted that Kara-Murza was a pallbearer during the funeral of late Sen. John McCain. —

Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024 Kara-Murza was a pallbearer for former Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and was arrested for speaking out against Russia’s war with Ukraine and charged with treason. —

Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pallbearer

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