Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pallbearer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
pall-bear-er
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.

noun

One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pall + bearer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pallbearers (plural)

Synonyms

bearer

Questions

What does pallbearer mean?
One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.
Where does pallbearer come from?
From pall + bearer.

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