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- [pawl-bair-er]
- /ˈpɔlˌbɛər ər/
- /ˈpɔːlˌbeə.rər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawl-bair-er]
- /ˈpɔlˌbɛər ər/
Definitions of pallbearer word
- noun pallbearer one of several persons who carry or attend the coffin at a funeral. 1
- noun pallbearer coffin-carrier at a funeral 1
- countable noun pallbearer At a funeral, a pallbearer is a person who helps to carry the coffin or who walks beside it. 0
- noun pallbearer a person who carries or escorts the coffin at a funeral 0
- noun pallbearer one of the persons who attend or bear the coffin at a funeral 0
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Origin of pallbearer
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; pall1 + bearer
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Parts of speech for Pallbearer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pallbearer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pallbearer
noun pallbearer
- griever — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grievers — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- condoler — A person who condoles.
- keener — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- lamenter — One who laments.
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