pallbearer
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pallbearer
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From pall + bearer.
noun pallbearers
- One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral. It took ten pallbearers to carry her coffin.
- One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.
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noun casket bearer
| Español | portador de féretro, portador del féretro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 死人担 shibito katsugi |
| Deutsch | Sargträger |
| Ελληνικά | συνοδός φερέτρου synodós ferétrou, νεκροπομπός nekropompós |
| Русский | носильщик гроба nosilʹščik groba, похоронный носильщик poxoronnyj nosilʹščik |
Talk about this word "pallbearer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pallbearer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pallbearer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pallbearer "pallbearer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pallbearer.
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@misc{pallbearer_2026,
title = {pallbearer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pallbearer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
