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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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Sentencing him at Hull Crown Court, Judge Justice Hilliard told the former undertaker he had "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

Early Wednesday morning, an undertaker arrived at Francklyn Cottage with a casket.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

At present, there are no laws or regulations governing undertakers.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Now undertakers are offering dedicated spaces to families.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Metz, chief executive of Meine Erde, has spent the past five-plus years crisscrossing Germany, trying to persuade lawmakers and medics, undertakers and religious authorities to approve human composting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

“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

When we got there the undertakers pulled out the coffin and put it on a roller and rolled it right onto the grass.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers


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