"boat bearer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boat bearers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boat bearer (plural boat bearers)
  1. (Christianity) A junior altar server in Catholic and Anglican churches, an assistant to the thurifer. Categories (topical): Christianity Hyponyms: boat boy
    Sense id: en-boat_bearer-en-noun-3E4MDdLg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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