noun
- a person who helps to carry or escort a coffin at a funeral
Examples
- Six pallbearers carried the coffin into the church.
- He was honored to serve as a pallbearer at his grandfather’s funeral.
- The pallbearers walked slowly down the aisle.
- She asked her closest friends to be pallbearers.
- The pallbearers wore dark suits and white gloves.
- Family members often serve as pallbearers at funerals.