pallbearer

pall·bear·er

P0026400 (pôl′bâr′ər)n. One of the persons carrying or attending a coffin at a funeral.

pallbearer

(ˈpɔːlˌbɛərə) na person who carries or escorts the coffin at a funeral

pall•bear•er

(ˈpɔlˌbɛər ər)

n. one of several persons who carry or attend the coffin at a funeral. [1700–10]

pall, pallbearer - Pallbearer is based on pall, which was first a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.See also related terms for tomb.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pallbearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeralbearergriever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

Translations

chi regge il drappo funebre