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undertaker

[uhn-der-tay-ker, uhn-der-tay-ker] / ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər, ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər /
NOUN
funeral director
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Many former customers said Bush had presented as the archetypal, caring undertaker; a point noted by Hull West and Haltemprice MP Emma Hardy.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Eleri's body was flown back to the UK and has been formally identified by an undertaker, the inquest heard.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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

As the undertaker drove into Lacks Town, cousins filed onto porches to watch Henrietta pass, their hands on hips or clutching children as they shook their heads and whispered to the Lord.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Yvette Cooper gave a written update to Parliament on proposed legislation to regulate undertakers.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 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

“The undertakers got a group, and they marched,” Reese recalled.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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