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
No caveats or asterisks for the team that’s become the NBA’s grave-digging undertaker.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
This way to pass the time dates back to the 1880s, just a few years after the phone was invented, and started with an undertaker, of all people, getting called to fetch the dead body of a not-so-dead woman.
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Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
Theirs is a community so small that Jacob does triple duty as its sheriff, preacher and undertaker, roles that circumstances will shortly consolidate in unhappy fashion.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
When a deadly epidemic and threatening wildfire spread chaos, Jacob – serving as sheriff, undertaker, and pastor – must fight to save his town, his family, and his soul.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for undertaker
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
This way to pass the time dates back to the 1880s, just a few years after the phone was invented, and started with an undertaker, of all people, getting called to fetch the dead body of a not-so-dead woman.
—
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
Theirs is a community so small that Jacob does triple duty as its sheriff, preacher and undertaker, roles that circumstances will shortly consolidate in unhappy fashion.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
When a deadly epidemic and threatening wildfire spread chaos, Jacob – serving as sheriff, undertaker, and pastor – must fight to save his town, his family, and his soul.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for undertaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaker
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Raising this concern to the funeral director is a great option as that person may have encountered a similar situation and be fully prepared to help walk the family through it with sensitivity to the needs of all involved.
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First responders were a patchwork of various organizations, including volunteer firefighters, police, private companies and funeral directors, most of whom had no medical training.
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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.
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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.
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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