FUNERAL DIRECTOR Synonyms: 3 Similar Words

funeral director

noun

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 Ranking above judges: clergy, auto mechanics, police officers, funeral directors and day care providers. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025 Roberto Savarese, a 56-year-old funeral director from the Italian city of Bari, was the first person to discover the body of the 1-month-old boy on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 2, inside a baby box at San Giovanni Battista Church. —

Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 Colorado Until this May, Colorado's funeral directors didn't need a license and had little oversight. —

Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024 The equivalent Arizona funeral director’s board was disbanded in 2023, and licensing operations were assumed by the state Department of Health. —

Lane Sainty, Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for funeral director

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