undertaker

noun

ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kər How to pronounce undertaker (audio)
Definition of undertakernext
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 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, 19 June 2026 In the 19th century, English undertaker William Banting promoted a low-carbohydrate eating plan for weight loss. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026 No caveats or asterisks for the team that’s become the NBA’s grave-digging undertaker. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 This way to pass the time dates back to the 1880s, just a few years after the phone was invented, and started with an undertaker, of all people, getting called to fetch the dead body of a not-so-dead woman. — Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undertaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaker
  1. funeral director
  2. mortician
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  • Raising this concern to the funeral director is a great option as that person may have encountered a similar situation and be fully prepared to help walk the family through it with sensitivity to the needs of all involved.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • First responders were a patchwork of various organizations, including volunteer firefighters, police, private companies and funeral directors, most of whom had no medical training.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of funeral director
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  • When the morticians reunited with their heads on day two of the showcase, most of the major injuries had already been redressed.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Other notable suspects include Mark Hansen, a nightclub owner acquainted with Short, and Leslie Dillon, a former mortician’s assistant who knew details about the crime that had not been released to the public.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
Definition of mortician

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