morticians

plural of mortician
as in undertakers
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 morticians Black funeral directors, morticians, and embalmers still have their own members-only professional association, the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 As brush is cleared and pathways reopen, headstones belonging to College Park's first African American veterans, educators, morticians, community leaders, and generations of local families are beginning to reappear. Nakell Williams, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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undertakers
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  • At this early stage in the competition, Saldivar and the other challengers were focused on redressing the most severe trauma to their synthetic dummies, or zombie heads, as they’re sometimes called to the chagrin of more discreet undertakers.
    John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • His mother, Mary Ann, came from a prosperous family of New Jersey undertakers, and taught in New York City’s public schools.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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“Morticians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morticians. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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