undertaker
noun [C] /ˈʌn.dəˌteɪ.kər/
/-dɚˌteɪ.kɚ/ (US also mortician)Definition
› a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies that are going to be buried or cremated (= burned) and to organize funeralsFunerals
(Definition of undertaker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cortege noun
- funeral director noun
- funeral home noun
- funeral noun
- funeral parlour noun
- funereal adjective
- hearse noun
- lay sb out phrasal verb (DEAD BODY)
- lie verb (POSITION)
- morgue noun
- mortician noun
- mortuary noun
- mourner noun
- pall noun (CLOTH)
- pallbearer noun
- pay your respects idiom
- the last post noun
- wake noun (FUNERAL)
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