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pallbearer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Death
pall·bear·er /ˈpɔːlˌbeərə $ ˈpɒːlˌberər/ noun [countable]  MXsomeone who helps to carry a coffin at a funeral 〔葬礼中的〕护柩者,扶灵人,抬棺者
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pallbearerBig guys in black boots come at pallbearers with whips and clubs.The biggest names in politics were his honorary pallbearers.There was no service at his funeral: no pallbearers, no priests, no official mourners, no creeping cortege.
pall·bear·er nounChineseSyllable
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pallbearer
pallbearer /ˈpɔːlˌbeərə $ ˈpɒːlˌberər/ noun [countable]
someone who helps to carry a coffin at a funeral