mortician

noun mor·ti·cian \ mȯr-ˈti-shən \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

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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

Recent Examples of mortician from the Web

The first thing Edward officially bought was a small piece of tanned skin from a 19th century murderer, inscribed by the mortician who prepared him for burial.

— orlando sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "PODCAST: Ripley's 'buyer of stuff' shares insider's look at job – believe it or not (Ep. 34)," 7 June 2018
Retherford, who also works as a mortician’s assistant, has tried to put the embarrassing incident behind him.

— keith bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Year after OVI arrest, Republican lawmaker Wes Retherford loses primary to Sara Carruthers," 8 May 2018
In 1996 in the small town of Carthage, Texas, a local mortician murdered the town’s wealthiest heiress, stuffed her corpse in a freezer, and spent her money.

— lincoln michel, GQ, "Bernie Is the Best True Crime Black Comedy on Netflix," 2 Apr. 2018
Then came flight school, and building hours by transporting bodies to and from Fort Worth for a mortician; Bass was paid $5 an hour and flew a two-seat, D model Bonanza.

— katherine lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why There Aren't More Female Pilots," 8 Mar. 2018
Idaho mortician and Serenity Funeral Chapel owner Heidi Heil talks about the decline in traditional funerals, the rise in cheaper cremations and the need to build her business into event hosting.

— heather kennison, idahostatesman, "Funeral homes are becoming like event centers. This mortician wants a liquor license," 19 Feb. 2018
Perhaps the most affecting memory is that of civil rights leader Xernona Clayton, who recalls taking out her powder compact to disguise the clumsy work of the mortician on King's face, when his body lay in state at Spelman College.

— david rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'King in the Wilderness': Film Review | Sundance 2018," 23 Jan. 2018
Playing Dead is described as a dysfunctional family dramedy about a mortician and his son whose lives are turned upside down when the woman who abandoned them 15 years ago returns and asks them to fake her death.

— lesley goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Roswell' Reboot Among Six CW Pilot Pickups," 30 Jan. 2018
Pulling from police and victim filings, forensic reports and newspaper clippings, Eatwell makes the case that Leslie Dillon, a bellhop, aspiring writer and former mortician’s assistant, was the killer.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "British Author Takes Fresh Look at the Black Dahlia Murder," 30 Jan. 2018

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