mortician

mor·ti·cian | \ mȯr-ˈti-shən

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Definition of mortician

: undertaker sense 2

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Examples of mortician in a Sentence

the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral

Recent Examples on the Web The 50-year-old museum grew from a collection of items from the Las Vegas Valley’s first female mortician, Anna Roberts Parks, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. — USA TODAY, "MLK, robot unemployment, Python Bowl: News from around our 50 states," 14 Jan. 2020 James Cutler was the hospital's transplant coordinator, a meticulous man with the commiserating demeanor of a mortician, which was an occupational asset. — oregonlive, "The tragic, redemptive journey of one human heart," 5 Oct. 2019 The 90 potential jurors called Friday came from many walks of life: nurses, retirees, contractors, a mortician, a pilot, a school bus driver. — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, "Kelsey Berreth murder case: Jury selection ends and opening statements to begin in Patrick Frazee trial," 1 Nov. 2019 There is the slightest smile on his face, not forced or fixed by morticians. — Longreads, "A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body," 7 June 2018 Caitlin Doughty is a licensed mortician and the New York Times best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and From Here to Eternity. — Caitlin Doughty, Popular Mechanics, "What Happens If an Astronaut Dies in Space?," 18 Sep. 2019 Her varied resume includes bachelor’s and MBA degrees, a mortician’s license and her current job as an elevator mechanic apprentice at Otis Elevator Company. — Brian Lisik, cleveland, "Rodriguez, Raso face off in Brunswick’s Ward 3 City Council race," 15 Oct. 2019 Castro, a mortician from El Paso, Texas, regularly attended Bills games at home on the road, and died in May after a lengthy battle with cancer. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Bills stay unbeaten by rallying back to beat Bengals 21-17," 22 Sep. 2019 Additional morticians are also going to Abaco and other affected areas, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands said. — Faith Karimi And Helena Demoura, CNN, "He put his son on a roof for safety after the hurricane hit. A storm surge swallowed the 5-year-old," 6 Sep. 2019

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30 Jan 2020

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“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortician. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020.

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