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underbearer

underbearer noun: one who helps to bear or carry the corpse or accessories at a funeral.

Noun

underbearer (plural underbearers)

  1. One who helps to bear or carry the corpse or accessories at a funeral.

Forms of underbearer

pluralunderbearers

Origin of underbearer

From underbear + -er.

Questions about underbearer

What does underbearer mean?
Underbearer means one who helps to bear or carry the corpse or accessories at a funeral.
What part of speech is underbearer?
Underbearer is a noun.
What is the plural of underbearer?
The plural of underbearer is underbearers.

Words near underbearer in the dictionary

  1. underbarring
  2. underbars
  3. underbeadle
  4. underbeadles
  5. underbear
  6. underbearer
  7. underbearers
  8. underbearing
  9. underbearings
  10. underbears
  11. underbeat

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