Synonyms of undertakers

undertakers

noun

plural of undertaker

as in funeral directors

a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation

the undertaker wore black clothes and a solemn expression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funeral directors
• morticians
• embalmers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undertakers

This entails handing out thousands of patronage jobs to rabbis, bureaucrats, undertakers, and inspectors. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

At this early stage in the competition, Saldivar and the other challengers were focused on redressing the most severe trauma to their synthetic dummies, or zombie heads, as they’re sometimes called to the chagrin of more discreet undertakers. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Some alterations were made to these conditions in the years to follow, most notably, time periods were extended, undertakers were allowed to have Irish tenants on their estates. — Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 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

At the dedication ceremony, Ferlinghetti mentioned that the dead-end alley was once used by bootleggers and undertakers, and that a poet could hang with that crowd. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2021