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
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It’s been reported that all of the pallbearers are expected to be okay.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After giving a statement to the deputies that morning, Pope arrived at his sister’s funeral, where he was supposed to be a pallbearer, just as everyone was leaving.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
The rabbi chants the prayer for the dead; six pallbearers lift the coffin and take it out to the waiting hearse.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After giving a statement to the deputies that morning, Pope arrived at his sister’s funeral, where he was supposed to be a pallbearer, just as everyone was leaving.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
The rabbi chants the prayer for the dead; six pallbearers lift the coffin and take it out to the waiting hearse.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pallbearer
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pallbearer
noun
pall·bear·er
ˈpȯl-ˌbar-ər
-ˌber-
: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral
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