Underbearer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Underbearer \Un"der*bear`er\, n.
     One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one
     of those who bear the corpse, as distinguished from a
     {bearer}, or {pallbearer}, who helps to hold up the pall.
     [1913 Webster]