A pallbearer carries the casket of the deceased at their funeral.
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Pallbearer
Synonyms for "pallbearer" (12 found)
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More general
11 entriesMore specific
8 entriesassist at funeralbear the casketcarry the coffindeath rites participantfuneral procession participantgrave side pallbearerlead the processionprocessional pallbearer
Collocations
11 entriescoffin carrierfuneral pallbearerfuneral pallbearers presentgrave side pallbearerpallbear at funeralpallbear the bodypallbearer dutiespallbearer responsibilitiespallbearer rolepallbearing dutiesprocessional pallbearer
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- arkunkantaja noun (casket bearer)
German
1 entries- Sargträger noun (casket bearer)
Greek
2 entries- νεκροπομπός noun (casket bearer)
- συνοδός φερέτρου noun (casket bearer)
Gujarati
2 entries- ખાંધિયો noun (casket bearer)
- નસેસલો noun (casket bearer)
Hungarian
1 entries- koporsóvivő noun (casket bearer)
Icelandic
1 entries- líkmaður noun (casket bearer)
Japanese
1 entries- 死人担 noun (casket bearer)
Russian
2 entries- носильщик гроба noun (casket bearer)
- похоронный носильщик noun (casket bearer)
Spanish
2 entries- portador de féretro noun (casket bearer)
- portador del féretro noun (casket bearer)
Sranan Tongo
1 entries- dragiman noun (casket bearer)
Swedish
1 entries- kistbärare noun (casket bearer)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A pallbearer stumbled, causing the casket to tumble off the bier and onto the ground.
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It took ten pallbearers to carry her coffin.
Source: wiktionary
They are likely displeased with the viral videos showing policemen attempting to tear the Palestinian flags from Abu Aqleh’s coffin while beating pallbearers with clubs, causing her coffin to almost fall to the ground.
Source: wiktionary