undertaker
un·der·tak·er
noun \ˌən-dər-ˈtā-kər, 2 is ˈən-dər-ˌ\Definition of UNDERTAKER
1
: one that undertakes : one that takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
2
: one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals
3
: an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries
Examples of UNDERTAKER
- <the undertaker wore black clothes and a solemn expression>
First Known Use of UNDERTAKER
15th century
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- Synonyms
- mortician, funeral director
Rhymes with UNDERTAKER
un·der·tak·er
noun \ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kər\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of UNDERTAKER
: an individual whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals—called also mortician
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