funeral director

noun

: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer

Examples of funeral director in a Sentence

the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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In addition, a licensed funeral director may be required to be present at the burial, the state’s division of funeral services says. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025 How much do funeral directors and morticians make? Morticians make an average salary of $56,126 a year, according to Indeed.com. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Since 2016 Jones has held the position of mortician and funeral director at Lawrence A. Jones and Sons Funeral Home. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025 Some of the connections are easy to spot: Marty and Felicia are chaperones at Chuck's school dance in Act III, and Carl Lumbly's Sam Yarbrough, who Marty encounters on his walk to Felicia's, is the funeral director when Chuck's grandfather (Mark Hamill) dies. Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for funeral director

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of funeral director was in 1834

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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

funeral director

noun
: a person whose profession is the managing of funerals and the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation
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