funeral director
noun
: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer
Examples of funeral director in a Sentence
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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With the steadfast industry on uncertain footing, funeral directors have been forced to innovate.
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Susan Shain, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Henry Winkler might share the stage with a funeral director, and callers weigh in on such subjects as cruises and whether dinosaur skeletons are put together incorrectly.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Catherine and Freddie, Season 1 Who knew this show would have all of us lusting after a funeral director?
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
The former embalmer says he was not employed as a funeral director with Capital Mortuary Services, and instead was employed as a crematory operator, driver and embalmer.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Susan Shain, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Henry Winkler might share the stage with a funeral director, and callers weigh in on such subjects as cruises and whether dinosaur skeletons are put together incorrectly.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Catherine and Freddie, Season 1 Who knew this show would have all of us lusting after a funeral director?
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
The former embalmer says he was not employed as a funeral director with Capital Mortuary Services, and instead was employed as a crematory operator, driver and embalmer.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for funeral director
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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