pallbearer
noun
pall·bear·er
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Definition of pallbearer
: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral
also
: a member of the escort or honor guard of the coffin who does not actually help to carry it
Examples of pallbearer in a Sentence
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Hillegeist spoke and served as a pallbearer at Johnson’s funeral Aug. 1 at Laird Funeral Home in Nacogdoches. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Pioneer chamber leader Doris Johnson, creator of Tomball Christmas Parade, dies at 87," 2 Aug. 2019 Brandoniya’s immediate family became emotional as the pallbearers entered, carrying a glittering crown to place atop the girl's casket in her crowning ceremony. — Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, "Family buries 9-year-old Dallas girl whose death inspires calls to 'stand up' against gun violence," 25 May 2010 Byrdsong’s pallbearers were his former assistants: Parrish, Meeks, and Paul Swanson, as well as Steve Kerr, B.J. Armstrong and Scott Perry. — Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, "A white nationalist killed a black coach 20 years ago. The horror changed his friend forever.," 7 Aug. 2019 Former law clerks to the justice will serve as honorary pallbearers as his casket arrives at the Supreme Court for viewing by the public. — CBS News, "Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens lying in repose in Washington -- live stream," 22 July 2019 Interment will follow at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Perry Clements III, John Blocker, Ricky Lamaree, John Barker, Kevin Winchester and Mitch Parker serving as active pallbearers. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 7/19," 19 July 2019 Lucroy, who was well enough after the gruesome injury to ride in a car to Louisiana and serve as an honorary pallbearer for the funeral of his former college coach Tony Robichaux, was more optimistic. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy will have surgery to repair broken nose," 14 July 2019 Steve and Eydie had to cancel their Star Plaza Theatre shows set for the same week for Lawrence to join Don Rickles as one of the pallbearers at Sinatra’s Palm Springs funeral. — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "Singer Steve Lawrence a favorite for Father’s Day memories," 14 June 2019 Jenna Bush Hager, Lauren Bush Lauren, and Ashley Bush gave readings at the state funeral; and at the Houston service, six of the granddaughters gave readings, while seven grandsons served as pallbearers. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Meet the 14 People Who Called George H.W. Bush Grandfather," 6 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pallbearer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pallbearer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pallbearer
: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral
See the full definition for pallbearer in the English Language Learners Dictionary
pallbearer
noun
pall·bear·er
| \ ˈpȯl-ˌber-ər
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Kids Definition of pallbearer
: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral