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mortician

[mawr-tish-uhn] / mɔrˈtɪʃ ən /
NOUN
undertaker
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Gebbai the mortician spoke with steely-eyed resolve, but it began to crack when he remembered one young man.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

She trained as a forensic pathologist and worked as a mortician in Mexico City.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The once unidentified man was in jail accused of being a thief, and he was accidentally mummified by a mortician experimenting with new embalming techniques.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2023

Charlie Ledley was even worse: He had the pallor of a mortician and the manner of a man bent on putting off, for as long as possible, definite action.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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