Synonyms for pallbearer
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pawl-bair-er |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔlˌbɛər ər |
Définition of pallbearer
Origin :- also pall-bearer, 1707, from pall (n.) + agent noun of bear (v.). Originally one who holds the corners of the pall at a funeral.
- As in mourner : noun lamenter
- Should you be a relative or a pallbearer, wear a black weed on your hat.
- Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
- In 1780 he was a pallbearer at the funeral of Governor Hutchinson.
- Extract from : « The Loyalists of Massachusetts » by James H. Stark
- Editor of Pallbearer offers 72 tricks that work automatically through nature of card deck.
- Extract from : « Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two » by Arthur Bent
- When my brother Blackford was senator, it seemed to me he spent most of his time acting as pallbearer for the dead ones.
- Extract from : « A Hoosier Chronicle » by Meredith Nicholson
- Numbering many times six hundred, they advance afoot, creeping at a pallbearer's pace behind a barrage fire.
- Extract from : « The Glory of The Coming » by Irvin S. Cobb
- Pallbearers are chosen from among his intimate friends; a relative never acts as pallbearer.
- Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
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