'pallbearer' definitions:

Definition of 'pallbearer'

(from WordNet)
noun
One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: pallbearer, bearer]

Definition of 'pallbearer'

From: GCIDE
  • pallbearer \pall"bear*er\ (p[add]l"b[^a]r*[~e]r), n. One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them. [1913 Webster]