Pallbearer

Word PALLBEARER
Character 10
Hyphenation pall bear er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Pallbearer"

What do we mean by pallbearer?

One of the persons carrying or attending a coffin at a funeral. 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. noun

One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them. noun

One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket. noun

One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral. noun

One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral noun

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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The word "pallbearer" in example sentences

Jeff was a dear friend of my father and pallbearer in dad's funeral. ❋ Don McNay (2011)

Johnson's refusal to blame Francis for his downfall is so steadfast that earlier this year he acted as a pallbearer at his coach's funeral. ❋ Donald McRae (2010)

So on Thursday I attended his rosary and today I was a pallbearer in his funeral. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ AP (2010)

When I saw Maria as a pallbearer, literally carrying her mother, it touched me deeply. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Matt Dennison (2011)

The right 2 b an arms bearer guarantees the right 2 b a pallbearer. ❋ Elayne Boosler (2011)

I learned my father would play a role in the funeral, a pallbearer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With her voice stretched from smoky and sultry to smokier and sultrier, too many of them lumber along with the pace of a pallbearer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With that organization, he pressed for an end to housing discrimination in the early 1960s and was invited to serve as a pallbearer in the funeral for Medgar Evers, a black civil rights activist who was killed by a segregationist in 1963. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since Levi and Albert were pals, and Levi was a pallbearer, Sophie had dragged me to the funeral. ❋ Lori Armstrong (2010)

Helen finds herself unable to do anything but lead him into the kitchen, realizing she must look as somber as a pallbearer. ❋ Matt Haig (2010)

He's the pallbearer who says "What about Chauncey Gardiner?" in the closing scene of "Being There" in 1979. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When Laura and George go to the polls to vote for him for governor, "standing there as we entered the polling place was Kim Hammond, the boy who had been a pallbearer for Mike Douglas." ❋ Unknown (2010)

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