funeral director
noun
: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer
Examples of funeral director in a Sentence
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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Born in Iowa on July 4, 1945, the son of a funeral director, French graduated from the University of Iowa, later serving with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and pursuing acting at the famed NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
There’s a neighboring funeral director named West who stops in occasionally and whose financial success in his field is the subject of a lot of gossip in the restaurants.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Back then, more seasoned funeral directors had warned Rivero against specializing in the process.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
New charges have reportedly been brought against a Colorado funeral director who was accused of storing a body in a hearse for over a year.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
There’s a neighboring funeral director named West who stops in occasionally and whose financial success in his field is the subject of a lot of gossip in the restaurants.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Back then, more seasoned funeral directors had warned Rivero against specializing in the process.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
New charges have reportedly been brought against a Colorado funeral director who was accused of storing a body in a hearse for over a year.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for funeral director
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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