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pall-bearer

pall-bearer is the alternative form of pallbearer.

Meaning of pallbearer

Noun

pallbearer (plural pallbearers)

  1. One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.
    • It took ten pallbearers to carry her coffin.1980, Stephen King, The Wedding Gig
  2. (archaic) One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.

Forms of pall-bearer

pluralpall-bearers

Questions about pall-bearer

What is pall-bearer the alternative form of?
Pall-bearer is the alternative form of pallbearer.

Words near pall-bearer in the dictionary

  1. pall inverted
  2. pall mall
  3. Pall Malls
  4. pall on
  5. pall reversed
  6. pall-bearer
  7. pall-bearers
  8. pall-mall
  9. palla
  10. pallace
  11. pallaces

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