funeral director

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 Chapelle, a retired funeral director, now goes on miles-long hikes. Sam Gillette, People.com, 2 June 2025 With the steadfast industry on uncertain footing, funeral directors have been forced to innovate. Susan Shain, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Henry Winkler might share the stage with a funeral director, and callers weigh in on such subjects as cruises and whether dinosaur skeletons are put together incorrectly. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 11 May 2025 Catherine and Freddie, Season 1 Who knew this show would have all of us lusting after a funeral director? Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for funeral director
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undertaker
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  • Though there were initial reports that Mansfield was decapitated in the accident, her undertaker Jim Roberts later revealed that that was untrue.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
  • The coroner also confirmed the woman’s death and undertakers were called to move the body into the coffin.
    Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025

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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral%20director. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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