embalmer

as in undertaker

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Noun
  • After his death, his unclaimed body was embalmed with arsenic and displayed by an undertaker for a fee.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • That can vary widely, though: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the median salary for morticians, undertakers and funeral arrangers in Rhode Island is $84,120, while the same professionals make a median salary of $33,040 in Texas.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Embalmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embalmer. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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