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mortician

noun

mȯr-ˈti-shən

Definition of mortician

as in undertaker

a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral

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Recent Examples of mortician When Jeremy decided to pursue his dream of not just being a mortician but a funeral home owner, Wendy stepped in to provide the executive infrastructure to ensure her son’s success. — Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors later alleged that the pair killed Griffy together — and the investigation that followed the mortician's murder uncovered the tangled personal and financial ties among the three men. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025 Other notable suspects include Mark Hansen, a nightclub owner acquainted with Short, and Leslie Dillon, a former mortician’s assistant who knew details about the crime that had not been released to the public. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026 As brush is cleared and pathways reopen, headstones belonging to College Park's first African American veterans, educators, morticians, community leaders, and generations of local families are beginning to reappear. — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mortician

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undertaker

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His mother, Mary Ann, came from a prosperous family of New Jersey undertakers, and taught in New York City’s public schools.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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, 19 June 2026

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