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
Formaldehyde, the chemical of choice for undertakers and embalmers, is also used in products like furniture and clothes.
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Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The thickets contain police officers, undertakers, insurance agents, attorneys, claims adjusters, benefits counsellors, human-resources workers, notaries, friends.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
After This Death The Bottom Line Call the undertaker.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Everyone around her, including the prison guards, the undertaker and even the warden, seem unsettled by what’s happening.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The thickets contain police officers, undertakers, insurance agents, attorneys, claims adjusters, benefits counsellors, human-resources workers, notaries, friends.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
After This Death The Bottom Line Call the undertaker.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Everyone around her, including the prison guards, the undertaker and even the warden, seem unsettled by what’s happening.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaker
Noun
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With the steadfast industry on uncertain footing, funeral directors have been forced to innovate.—
Susan Shain,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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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
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Tony Todd Image Since these films feature a rotating main cast and an invisible villain, Tony Todd as the menacing mortician William Bludworth is one of few recurring characters in the franchise.—
Kellina Moore,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The film would find its connection to Clive Barker with the casting of Tony Todd as a mortician.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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