as in undertaker
a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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Recent Examples of funeral director
In addition, a licensed funeral director may be required to be present at the burial, the state’s division of funeral services says.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Others also suggested that, in addition to a funeral director, the letter writer should also talk with their attorney to make sure their wishes were clearly recorded.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Others also suggested that, in addition to a funeral director, the letter writer should also talk with their attorney to make sure their wishes were clearly recorded.
Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
That money helped pay for private planes, gifts for funeral directors, unethical payment of funeral expenses and a $750,000 payment to McCoy.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Others also suggested that, in addition to a funeral director, the letter writer should also talk with their attorney to make sure their wishes were clearly recorded.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Others also suggested that, in addition to a funeral director, the letter writer should also talk with their attorney to make sure their wishes were clearly recorded.
Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
That money helped pay for private planes, gifts for funeral directors, unethical payment of funeral expenses and a $750,000 payment to McCoy.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral director
undertaker
Noun
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Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Watching the undertaker struggle with Tiff was hilarious.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral%20director. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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