"pallbearer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pallbearers [plural]
Etymology: pall + bearer Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pall|bearer}} pall + bearer Head templates: {{en-noun}} pallbearer (plural pallbearers)
  1. (archaic) One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-pallbearer-en-noun-JrOBr6SD Disambiguation of People: 69 31
  2. One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral. Categories (topical): Funeral
    Sense id: en-pallbearer-en-noun-hag5Dgar Disambiguation of Funeral: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (casket bearer): arkunkantaja (Finnish), Sargträger [masculine] (German), συνοδός φερέτρου (synodós ferétrou) (Greek), νεκροπομπός (nekropompós) [masculine] (Greek), koporsóvivő (Hungarian), 死人担 (shibito katsugi) (Japanese), dragiman (Sranan Tongo), kistbärare [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'casket bearer': 54 46

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