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.
Advertisement
Examples of "pallbearer" in Sentences
- Reeves was the pallbearer at the funeral.
- His father was a pallbearer at his funeral.
- Prost was a pallbearer at the Brazilian's funeral.
- He told me he was a pallbearer at his brother's wedding.
- Felt served as an honorary pallbearer at Hoover's funeral.
- The pallbearers drop the coffin, which sleds down the stairs.
- Stevens was a pallbearer at close friend Paul Hunter's funeral.
- May I live to be 135 and may you be a pallbearer at my funeral.
- Russ is a pallbearer at Sophie's funeral and he also makes a speech.
- Kerry served as an honorary pallbearer for the late former Senator Ted Kennedy.
Advertisement
Advertisement