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
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition, a licensed funeral director may be required to be present at the burial, the state’s division of funeral services says.
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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
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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
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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