Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,911,651,668 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

pallbearer

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
pall·bear·er  (pôlbârr)
n.
One of the persons carrying or attending a coffin at a funeral.
pallbearer [ˈpɔːlˌbɛərə]
n
a person who carries or escorts the coffin at a funeral
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pallbearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeralpallbearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
bearer
griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
Translations
pallbearer [ˈpɔːlˌbɛərəʳ] N → portador(a) m/f del féretro
pallbearer [ˈpɔːlbɛərər] n → porteur m de cercueil
pallbearer
n → Sargträger(in) m(f)
pallbearer [ˈpɔːlˌbɛərəʳ] n → persona che porta la bara
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Serving the family as pallbearers will be: Leroy Morales, Gil Lujan, Roger Contreras, Tim Contreras, Ben Romero, and Daniel Estrada.
FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
The mass was presided over by seven priests, 11 pallbearers and 29 honourary pallbearers.
Obama leads tributes at Edward Kennedy's funeral by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
Shriver's husband Sargent and their five children were pallbearers at the funeral service.
Eunice Shriver Kennedy funeral service took place on August 14 ... by International Business Times - US ed.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.