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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The legislation mandates the regulation and licensing of mortuary science practitioners, funeral directors, embalmers, cremationists, and natural reductionists. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025 Such is the dilemma faced by the Greene family’s fourth-generation funeral director, Arthur (David Alan Grier). Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 The outlet reported that per the hearing, Payne — who died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina — was formally identified with help from funeral directors in Buckinghamshire. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025 The funeral director said the thieves could have bought almost anything on his credit cards. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for funeral director

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of funeral director was in 1834

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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

funeral director

noun
: a person whose profession is the managing of funerals and the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation
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