pallbearer

[ pawl-bair-er ]

/ ˈpɔlˌbɛər ər /

one of several persons who carry or attend the coffin at a funeral.

Origin of pallbearer

First recorded in 1700–10; pall¹ + bearer

Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.

Canada ♥ Cuba Just Got Complicated |Shinan Govani |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When my brother Blackford was senator, it seemed to me he spent most of his time acting as pallbearer for the dead ones.

A Hoosier Chronicle |Meredith Nicholson
In 1780 he was a pallbearer at the funeral of Governor Hutchinson.

The Loyalists of Massachusetts |James H. Stark
Numbering many times six hundred, they advance afoot, creeping at a pallbearer's pace behind a barrage fire.

The Glory of The Coming |Irvin S. Cobb

Editor of Pallbearer offers 72 tricks that work automatically through nature of card deck.

Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two |Arthur Bent
Pallbearers are chosen from among his intimate friends; a relative never acts as pallbearer.

The Complete Bachelor |Walter Germain

pallbearer

/ (ˈpɔːlˌbɛərə) /

a person who carries or escorts the coffin at a funeral