0 a person who helps to carry a coffin at a funeral or who walks at the side of the people carrying it
1 a person who helps to carry a coffin (= a box that holds a dead body) at a funeral or who walks beside it
Pallbearers included two major generals, a retired brigadier general and five colonels.
For instance, an exceptional dancer might be rewarded for their abilities, likewise a grave digger or pallbearer would be compensated at a funeral potlatch.
Eight abolitionist friends, both white and black, served as his pallbearers.
The pallbearers often sit in a special reserved section during the memorial service.
He had been paraded around the club with pallbearers as part of a funeral procession.
Eight general officers acted as pallbearers, and many other soldiers, both serving and veterans, were in attendance.
The term pallbearer is used to signify someone who bears the coffin which the pall covers.
Boy and girl scouts were pallbearers and prayers were given by various local religious leaders.
