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mortician

[mawr-tish-uhn] / mɔrˈtɪʃ ən /
NOUN
undertaker
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“Words were never my strongest suit,” says the hapless deputy sheriff of “The Mortician Confesses.”

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2021

Mortician and New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Doughty explains that the view that dead bodies are “dangerous” originated in the late 19th century.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2016

A card for National Love Your Mortician Day: It was only this summer you buried our dad In a casket you claimed was the cheapest you had.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2015

Janssen, an Anchorage funeral director, calls himself "The Mushin' Mortician."

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2013

Minority Leader Kenneth Wherry, nicknamed by newsmen "The Merry Mortician," had been getting support for a "compromise," which was not a compromise at all but a hard peace imposed by the victors.

From Time Magazine Archive




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