boatbearer
boatbearer noun: a clergyman who carries the incense before it is lit.
Noun
boatbearer (plural boatbearers)
- A clergyman who carries the incense before it is lit.
- He remembered the summer evening he had been there to be dressed as a boatbearer, the evening of the procession to the little altar in the wood.1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC
Forms of boatbearer
| plural | boatbearers |
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Origin of boatbearer
From boat + bearer.
Questions about boatbearer
- What does boatbearer mean?
- Boatbearer means a clergyman who carries the incense before it is lit.
- What part of speech is boatbearer?
- Boatbearer is a noun.
- What is the plural of boatbearer?
- The plural of boatbearer is boatbearers.
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