What is another word for pallbearer?

Pronunciation: [pˈalbe͡əɹə] (IPA)

Pallbearer is a term used to describe someone who carries a coffin or casket during a funeral. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to describe someone who performs this role. These include coffin bearer, casket bearer, pallman, pall person, coffin carrier, funeral attendant, funeral escort, and funeral pallbearer. Each of these terms essentially refers to the same role and is used interchangeably depending on cultural or regional preferences. The term "pallbearer" is derived from the word "pall," which is a cloth that is spread over a coffin or casket during a funeral. Regardless of the terminology used, the role of carrying the deceased to rest is one that demands deep respect and solemnity from the bearer.

Synonyms for Pallbearer:

What are the hypernyms for Pallbearer?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    funeral director, mourner, ceremoniant, funeral attendant, funeral goer, funeral procession participant.

What are the hyponyms for Pallbearer?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Pallbearer

He was fifteen years older than the oldest and had confined his exercise, in the words of Chauncey de Pew, to "acting as pallbearer for my friends who take exercise."
"A World by the Tale"
Gordon Randall Garrett
We engaged you for a escort, not a pallbearer.
"Calvary Alley"
Alice Hegan Rice
In 1757 he acted as pallbearer to William Fairfax, and twelve years later his diary records, "Set off with Mrs. Washington and Patsey,...
"The True George Washington [10th Ed.]"
Paul Leicester Ford

Famous quotes with Pallbearer

  • I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise.
    Chauncey Depew
  • I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise.
    Chauncey Depew
  • Nick swore he'd die with this boots on, on some exotic safari, but he found his Kilimanjaro in a hospital on Earth, where they'd cured everything that was bothering him, except for the galloping pneumonia he'd picked up in the hospital. That had been, roughly, two hundred and fifty years ago. I'd been a pallbearer.
    Roger Zelazny
  • I take my only exercise acting as pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercised regularly.
    Mark Twain

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