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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

Former undertaker Robert Bush admitted 67 offences, including failing to bury and cremate people at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.

From BBC Jul. 28, 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

The undertaker led the way out of the courtyard.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

Now undertakers are offering dedicated spaces to families.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

A mother whose stillborn baby was discovered in a Hull undertakers almost two years after his funeral says she is trying to forgive the man responsible.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2025

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

Finally, I let out a long breath and vowed to stop thinking about graves, and undertakers, and dead people.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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