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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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A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Doing so was the role of the undertaker, Van Der Zee explains, though the photographer had his own aesthetic duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A respected journalist with the demeanor of an undertaker, McGee insisted to management that he ask the first three questions of any hard news subject who appeared on “Today” before Walters could have a chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

"In the next day's paper, there was an article on how CalMac had loaded the wrong coffin onto the vessel - no mention of the undertaker," he recalled.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

Before being placed in a casket by the undertaker in Elberon, his body was sliced one final time.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow