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pallbearers

pallbearers is the plural 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.

Questions about pallbearers

What is pallbearers the plural of?
Pallbearers is the plural of pallbearer.

Words near pallbearers in the dictionary

  1. Pallaveram
  2. Pallavi
  3. Pallavicini
  4. pallaviciniaceous
  5. pallbearer
  6. pallbearers
  7. pallbearing
  8. palleal
  9. palled
  10. palled around
  11. palled on

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