: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe man, whose name authorities did not release, was spotted leaving the funeral home as a pallbearer.CBS News, 25 Aug. 2022 Rachel Robinson, his widow, asked Russell to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972. Tim Reynolds, ajc, 11 Aug. 2022 Rachel Robinson, his widow, asked Russell to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson’s widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972. Jimmy Golen, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2022 The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson’s widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972.The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2022 The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson’s widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972. Jimmy Golen, Chron, 31 July 2022 The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson’s widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972. Jimmy Golen, oregonlive, 31 July 2022 The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson’s widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972. Jimmy Golen, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2022 See More