Definition of mortician
: undertaker 2
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Examples of mortician in a Sentence
the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
Origin and Etymology of mortician
Latin mort-, mors death
First Known Use: 1895
MORTICIAN Defined for English Language Learners
mortician
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mor·ti·cian
\mȯr-ˈti-shən\
Definition of mortician for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funerals
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