From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpallbearerpall‧bear‧er /ˈpɔːlˌbeərə $ ˈpɒːlˌberər/ noun [countable] MXsomeone who helps to carry a coffin at a funeral
Examples from the Corpus
pallbearer• Big 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. 