Synonyms of funeral director

funeral director

noun

as in undertaker

a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation

the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undertaker
• mortician
• embalmer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funeral director

Her funeral director's license was temporarily suspended Wednesday. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

People pay their money to funeral directors — often with considerable hardship, especially in low-income neighborhoods — and then trust that respect for their wishes will guide whatever happens next. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Investigators found his ashes in a brown paper bag on the floor of the funeral director’s premises more than a year after Bush handed her a little blue coffin and told her Sunny’s ashes were inside. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Black funeral directors, morticians, and embalmers still have their own members-only professional association, the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026