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    Un·der·tak·er
    /ˈəndərˌtākər/

    noun

    • 1. a person whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation and making arrangements for funerals.
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › undertakerUndertaker Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur. 2. : one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals. 3. : an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › undertakerUNDERTAKER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] uk / ˈʌn.dəˌteɪ.kə r/ us / ˈʌn.dɚˌteɪ.kɚ / (also funeral director); (US also mortician) Add to word list. Add to word list. a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies that are going to be buried or cremated (= burned) and to organize funerals. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Funerals.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › undertakerUNDERTAKER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] us / ˈʌn.dɚˌteɪ.kɚ / uk / ˈʌn.dəˌteɪ.kə r/ (also funeral director); (US also mortician) Add to word list. Add to word list. a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies that are going to be buried or cremated (= burned) and to organize funerals. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Funerals.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › undertakerUNDERTAKER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a person whose profession is the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation and the management of funerals; funeral director. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of undertaker 1. Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; undertake, -er 1. Discover More. Example Sentences.

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  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › undertakerUNDERTAKER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 days ago · countable noun. An undertaker is a person whose job is to deal with the bodies of people who have died and to arrange funerals. At university he studied to become an undertaker before pursuing a career in dentistry. Synonyms: funeral director, mortician [US] More Synonyms of undertaker.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › undertakerundertaker | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    undertaker definition: someone whose job is to organize funerals and prepare dead bodies to be buried or burned. Learn more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › undertakerUndertaker - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An undertaker is someone who prepares a body for burial or cremation. When a loved one dies, you'll have to visit an undertaker. An undertaker doesn't literally "take you under" after you die, but he or she does prepare your body for burial or cremation and assists a family with all aspects of funeral arrangements.

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