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 Someone was organizing an unusually long list of pallbearers. —

Thomas Lake, CNN, 12 July 2024 Donald Reed, a fellow Boy Scout, served as a pallbearer for one of the victims. —

Steve Bowersox, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024 Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out. —

Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024 Barbier was a friend of the family and even a pallbearer at Snider’s funeral, Larson told local television station WGN9. —

Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for pallbearer

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