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
In addition, a licensed funeral director may be required to be present at the burial, the state’s division of funeral services says.
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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
The Texas Funeral Services Commission received a complaint from a former embalmer for Capital Mortuary on March 10 saying that his name and funeral director credentials were fraudulently used without his consent to file multiple death certificates, Bishop said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But the funeral director told people a spine donated to a disabled veteran in Florida helped the person walk again, Hess told investigators.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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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
The Texas Funeral Services Commission received a complaint from a former embalmer for Capital Mortuary on March 10 saying that his name and funeral director credentials were fraudulently used without his consent to file multiple death certificates, Bishop said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But the funeral director told people a spine donated to a disabled veteran in Florida helped the person walk again, Hess told investigators.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral director
undertaker
Noun
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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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Watching the undertaker struggle with Tiff was hilarious.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral%20director. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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