embalmer

as in undertaker

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undertaker
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  • The funeral was closed casket—an uncommon thing for Catholics back then—because my mother did not want people to see the work the undertakers had to do to stitch my father back together.
    Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Embalmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embalmer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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