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embalmer

NOUN
funeral director
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NOUN
mortician
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NOUN
undertaker
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She worked as an embalmer and hospice therapist and was the director of a funeral home.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

The young embalmer is one of the people Stacey Dooley met behind the scenes when the TV presenter confronted her fear of death and witnessed an embalming.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2023

But merely knowing the embalming basics and having the right tool kit is insufficient, said Krystal Osborne, an embalmer based in Las Vegas: “You’re given a picture, and you’re creating that person all over again.”

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2022

To the embalmer for long preservation, Or you might think about speedy cremation.

From Washington Post Feb. 18, 2021

“Remember when I was the embalmer in Ms. Tannenbaum’s class?”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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