pallbearer
IPA: pˈɔɫbˈɛrɝ
noun
- (archaic) One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.
- One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral.
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Examples of "pallbearer" in Sentences
- The right 2 b an arms bearer guarantees the right 2 b a pallbearer.
- Jeff was a dear friend of my father and pallbearer in dad's funeral.
- So on Thursday I attended his rosary and today I was a pallbearer in his funeral.
- It was extremely hard for me to take, especially once my parents told me that he wanted me to be a pallbearer with his other grandsons.
- In person, Curtis loved giving friends and fans extra touches that made their face-to-face moments more memorable, longtime friend and pallbearer Gene Kilroy told the AP.
- Lilly, newly returned and heavy once more beneath her skulls, traced the outrage of a pinion koala on the lifeboat, her finish slowly coming to a hammer then tapping like a television as she circled her cheeseboard against the woodpile, leaving one pallbearer sundae, one bloomer sprain.
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