Pallbearer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One of the persons carrying or attending a coffin at a funeral.
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  • n. One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.
  • n. One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who with others attends the coffin at a funeral: so called from the old custom of holding the corners and edges of the pall as the coffin was carried, whether on a vehicle or by men.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sorrower    lamenter    griever    mourner   
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