pallbearer
noun
pall·bear·er
ˈpȯl-ˌber-ər 
: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral
also
: a member of the escort or honor guard of the coffin who does not actually help to carry it
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When Norman died in 2006, Smith and Carlos flew to Australia to be pallbearers at his funeral.
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Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Former stock staffers will serve as pallbearers during Moeller’s funeral on Wednesday.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024
On the day of the funeral, video shows that pallbearers loaded his casket into the back of a white pickup truck, modified into a hearse.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
The temple was quiet as her casket was rolled out by the pallbearers.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz and, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
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Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Former stock staffers will serve as pallbearers during Moeller’s funeral on Wednesday.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024
On the day of the funeral, video shows that pallbearers loaded his casket into the back of a white pickup truck, modified into a hearse.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
The temple was quiet as her casket was rolled out by the pallbearers.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz and, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
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pallbearer
noun
pall·bear·er
ˈpȯl-ˌbar-ər
-ˌber-
: a person who helps to carry the coffin at a funeral
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