mortician

noun

mȯr-ˈti-shən How to pronounce mortician (audio)
Definition of morticiannext
as in undertaker
a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral

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Recent Examples of mortician The actor plays an American mortician caught in the middle of the conflict, trying to help a group of young women (including some prostitutes) escape the Japanese onslaught. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026 The actor stars as Bernie Tiede, a mortician's assistant who is treasured by his community thanks to his caring nature toward elderly widows. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026 Some worse than others considering Joe Philbin came off more as a mortician than NFL head coach. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026 While other families were prepping their turkeys, a mortician was prepping his body. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mortician
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undertaker
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  • This one stars Cox himself as a mysterious and formidable old man in an undertaker’s suit and parson’s hat who wanders into an Arizona border town in 1890 to gather the names of dead Mexican laborers.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of undertaker

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“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortician. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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