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
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Recent Examples of funeral director
Casket selection is another major factor, according to Jack Mitchell, a third-generation funeral director at Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
In nine states — Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Michigan, Nebraska and New Jersey — there are legal requirements to use a commercial funeral home or hire a funeral director, according to the Funeral Consumers Alliance.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
In addition, a licensed funeral director may be required to be present at the burial, the state’s division of funeral services says.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Others also suggested that, in addition to a funeral director, the letter writer should also talk with their attorney to make sure their wishes were clearly recorded.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
In nine states — Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Michigan, Nebraska and New Jersey — there are legal requirements to use a commercial funeral home or hire a funeral director, according to the Funeral Consumers Alliance.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
In addition, a licensed funeral director may be required to be present at the burial, the state’s division of funeral services says.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Others also suggested that, in addition to a funeral director, the letter writer should also talk with their attorney to make sure their wishes were clearly recorded.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral director
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
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Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral%20director. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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