Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the persons carrying or attending a coffin at a funeral.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic One who carries a corner of the
pall over a coffin or casket. - noun One called upon to carry or
bear thecasket at afuneral .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
Tony Curtis Laid To Rest AP 2010
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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.
Farouche Matt Dennison 2011
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The right 2 b an arms bearer guarantees the right 2 b a pallbearer.
Elayne Boosler: Yuo Cant Take Away My Gun Rites, Idiott Elayne Boosler 2011
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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.
Tony Curtis Laid To Rest AP 2010
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The right 2 b an arms bearer guarantees the right 2 b a pallbearer.
Elayne Boosler: Yuo Cant Take Away My Gun Rites, Idiott Elayne Boosler 2011
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Jeff was a dear friend of my father and pallbearer in dad's funeral.
Don McNay: I'm Getting Married, Despite What Dr. Neil Warren Says Don McNay 2011
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So on Thursday I attended his rosary and today I was a pallbearer in his funeral.
Col Walter 2010
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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.
Col Walter 2010
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Jeff was a dear friend of my father and pallbearer in dad's funeral.
Don McNay: I'm Getting Married, Despite What Dr. Neil Warren Says Don McNay 2011
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The right 2 b an arms bearer guarantees the right 2 b a pallbearer.
Elayne Boosler: Yuo Cant Take Away My Gun Rites, Idiott Elayne Boosler 2011
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