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
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District court decision upheld In 2021, Attorney General Todd Rokita's office began investigating Death Done Differently after receiving a complaint from a member of the funeral services industry alleging Richwine was unlawfully practicing as a funeral director.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some of the occupations included in the ranking are barbers, cosmetologists, funeral directors, piping contractors, and real estate appraisers.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 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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Then the mortician removed the skin, placed it in a preservation kit, and mailed it to Save My Ink Forever, before her husband’s body was cremated.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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