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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Cemeteries as public spaces: 'A new, old thing' Sarah Chavez is executive director for The Order of the Good Death, a nonprofit founded by Caitlin Doughty, a mortician and writer who's advocated for changes in the funeral industry.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Unlike traditional cremation, which requires a mortician to remove medical devices or implants that contain batteries, radiation, pressurization or silicone prior, with aquamation these items remain in the body and are left over afterwards.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
His father, Raymond Curran, was a mortician and funeral home director, and his mother, Virginia, was a homemaker.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
The lawyer, mortician and television personality was a standout on season 2 of The Traitors.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Unlike traditional cremation, which requires a mortician to remove medical devices or implants that contain batteries, radiation, pressurization or silicone prior, with aquamation these items remain in the body and are left over afterwards.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
His father, Raymond Curran, was a mortician and funeral home director, and his mother, Virginia, was a homemaker.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
The lawyer, mortician and television personality was a standout on season 2 of The Traitors.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
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“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortician. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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