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undertaker

[uhn-der-tey-ker, uhn-der-tey-ker] / ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər, ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər /
NOUN
funeral director
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I've reported on many criminal cases before, but nothing like that of undertaker Robert Bush.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Recalls a peeved Mr. Blankfein: “It was like the undertaker calling at your sickbed.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

A pilgrimage to the oldest concrete road in America detours to meeting a descendant of the undertaker who embalmed Chef Boyardee.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

Tessie had given Georgie Pappas, the undertaker, her husband’s wedding crown, so that it could be buried along with him.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

And she helped her navigate the "death admin" of contacting undertakers and registering the death.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Now undertakers are offering dedicated spaces to families.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Every autumn, as leaves turn from green to auburn and float to the ground, we turn into a nation of outdoor undertakers.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

“The Mortician” is not the cable network’s first series about a family of undertakers operating a Pasadena funeral home.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2025

So they are airborne undertakers, in a way.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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