pallbearer
noun
one of several persons who carry or attend the coffin at a funeral.
pallbearers
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pluralof pallbearer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Just under two years later and both Ewie and Frans would be pallbearers at Hansie's funeral following his shock death in a plane crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
The band kept playing as the pallbearers trudged onward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
Four pallbearers carried the coffin from the church after the funeral and they were followed by Payne’s parents and Cole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
It was lifted by pallbearers and carried into the church.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Then they walked a slow, stiff march, like he was in a coffin and they were his pallbearers.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
