as in undertaker
a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation
the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
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Recent Examples of mortician
Mount Washington also employs licensed morticians who can remediate gravesites — something that Hunter, a lawyer by trade, isn’t qualified to do.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Mitchell worked as a mortician at a funeral home in the Tidewater area.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
The suit was originally filed in 2023 by Bernie Tiede, a former mortician serving a life sentence, until prisoner rights groups joined his effort.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
The lawyer, mortician and reality personality, 51, did not show up to filming for the Bravo series' season wrap-up episodes, which taped on Thursday, Feb. 13 in New York City with host Andy Cohen.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Mitchell worked as a mortician at a funeral home in the Tidewater area.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
The suit was originally filed in 2023 by Bernie Tiede, a former mortician serving a life sentence, until prisoner rights groups joined his effort.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
The lawyer, mortician and reality personality, 51, did not show up to filming for the Bravo series' season wrap-up episodes, which taped on Thursday, Feb. 13 in New York City with host Andy Cohen.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortician
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That can vary widely, though: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the median salary for morticians, undertakers and funeral arrangers in Rhode Island is $84,120, while the same professionals make a median salary of $33,040 in Texas.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The considerate undertakers came and carried her downstairs and out the front door, wheeled her down the drive and away.—
Geoff Dyer,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortician. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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