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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 think he was living beyond his means," says Patrick Moore about disgraced undertaker Robert Bush.

From BBC • Apr. 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

The single, folded sheet lists just 90 names, mostly businesses near historic downtown such as liveries, saloons, physicians, mills, druggists and the local undertaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

This wide-awake undertaker gained an advantage over his competitors in that he went after the business while the others waited for the business to come after them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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