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arkunkantaja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bearer noun A person or thing that carries or holds something.
  • pallbearer noun One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.

Senses

arkunkantaja is used for these senses in English:

  • bearer Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
  • pallbearer One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.

bearer — full definition

  1. noun A person or thing that carries or holds something.
  2. noun The person named or holding a document such as a cheque, entitling them to payment.

pallbearer — full definition

  1. noun One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.
  2. noun One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.

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