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 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 Prosecutors later alleged that the pair killed Griffy together — and the investigation that followed the mortician's murder uncovered the tangled personal and financial ties among the three men. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mortician
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undertaker
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  • Journalists who just a year or two before had reported on the collapse in the grim tones of an undertaker now rushed to write a happy story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • The post-credits scene begins in the mortuary where Will’s funeral was held, when an undertaker and her daughter walk by shelves of urns containing deceased people’s ashes that weren’t picked up by families.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of undertaker

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