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.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 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
Weir was sick about the sheriff, no question, but now the undertaker had him and there was nothing to be done.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
After his death, his unclaimed body was embalmed with arsenic and displayed by an undertaker for a fee.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 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
Weir was sick about the sheriff, no question, but now the undertaker had him and there was nothing to be done.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
After his death, his unclaimed body was embalmed with arsenic and displayed by an undertaker for a fee.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaker
Noun
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The Texas Funeral Services Commission received a complaint from a former embalmer for Capital Mortuary on March 10 saying that his name and funeral director credentials were fraudulently used without his consent to file multiple death certificates, Bishop said.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Everyone — a maintenance guy (Matthew Lillard), a funeral director (Carl Lumbly) — seems to want to philosophize about what’s going on, and who the heck Chuck is.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Twin Cities,
5 June 2025
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Comedian Shuler King also brought the laughs with material about his day job as a mortician.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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Lucy likens her job to being a mortician or life insurance broker.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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