Definition of funeral director
: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer
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Examples of funeral director in a Sentence
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
Recent Examples of funeral director from the Web
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Pictured beside Gary on the latest billboards is Fralisia Jefferson, one of his funeral directors.
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Cremation became more popular than burial for the first time in America in 2015, according to the national funeral director’s group.
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But few people of any age get the opportunity to work as crossing guards, funeral directors or musicians.
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But a funeral director starting his own crowdfunding website is not the answer, either, said Mr. Slocum of the Funeral Consumer Alliance.
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When the funeral director arrived at their home on Monday to take Jessica to the funeral home, Whelan carried her himself.
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Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell declared March 18, 2000 as Juanita Sellers Day, a recognition of Stone’s success as a female funeral director and her many contributions to the community.
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Death certificates are generally completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical examiners and coroners.
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The insurance giant hired a private investigator who recovered unrelated documents in a garbage bin behind Dombrowski’s office showing the attorney had made more than $30,000 in payments to the funeral director and morgue worker.
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First Known Use of funeral director
1834
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Definition of funeral director for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job is to arrange and manage funerals
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