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 Set in Canada, the dark comedy follows a mortician drawn into the world of a protest singer in hiding. Callum McLennan, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025 Set in the sleepy rural town of Centerville, the cast includes Bill Murray as Chief Cliff Robertson, Adam Driver as the stoic Deputy Ronnie Peterson and Tilda Swinton as the town’s Harley-riding mortician, Zelda Winston. Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025 Comedian Shuler King also brought the laughs with material about his day job as a mortician. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 June 2025 Lucy likens her job to being a mortician or life insurance broker. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mortician
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undertaker
Noun
  • Then it was placed in the undertaker’s vehicle, which moved inch by inch through the dense crowd.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Heather’s husband Terry Dubrow arrives looking like Dodge City’s undertaker in a mid-calf black jacket and a bolo tie.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortician. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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