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
McGrath as Kenny Klaus, the town’s undertaker, who is old enough to remember seeing Richard and Kristen in Our Town.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 July 2025
Though there were initial reports that Mansfield was decapitated in the accident, her undertaker Jim Roberts later revealed that that was untrue.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
Funeral directors were originally known as undertakers — those who took on the work no one else wanted to do.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
The coroner also confirmed the woman’s death and undertakers were called to move the body into the coffin.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 July 2025
Though there were initial reports that Mansfield was decapitated in the accident, her undertaker Jim Roberts later revealed that that was untrue.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
Funeral directors were originally known as undertakers — those who took on the work no one else wanted to do.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
The coroner also confirmed the woman’s death and undertakers were called to move the body into the coffin.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaker
Noun
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Prior to becoming a priest, Storey spent several years as a funeral director in Louisburg, Kansas.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fearing foul play, the funeral director sent Sonam’s body back to the ME’s office for an autopsy.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now, years later, Hollis works at the funeral home as a mortician and is preparing to take over as director once her father retires.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The film follows a reclusive mortician who faces an unusual request from a dissident singer in hiding.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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