as in funeral director
a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation
the undertaker wore black clothes and a solemn expression
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Recent Examples of undertaker
Heather’s husband Terry Dubrow arrives looking like Dodge City’s undertaker in a mid-calf black jacket and a bolo tie.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The funeral was closed casket—an uncommon thing for Catholics back then—because my mother did not want people to see the work the undertakers had to do to stitch my father back together.
—Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Watching the undertaker struggle with Tiff was hilarious.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The funeral was closed casket—an uncommon thing for Catholics back then—because my mother did not want people to see the work the undertakers had to do to stitch my father back together.
—Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Watching the undertaker struggle with Tiff was hilarious.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaker
Noun
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Over the years, Codey said helping others deal with loss as a funeral director gave him that deep sense of empathy.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The funeral director advised against it.—
Sofie Buckminster,
semafor.com,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some worse than others considering Joe Philbin came off more as a mortician than NFL head coach.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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While other families were prepping their turkeys, a mortician was prepping his body.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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