as in funeral director
a person who manages funerals and prepares the dead for burial or cremation
the undertaker wore black clothes and a solemn expression
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When the undertaker hired by Dillinger’s family arrived to take the body, the coroner told him to come back the next day.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Dillinger’s body was driven to the bank robber’s small hometown near Indianapolis by his father and half brother and the undertaker.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
The black-on-black ensemble suggests he’s arrived in France for an undertaker’s convention.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
Into the Thirties, families preferred to host funerals in their own homes, so undertakers waged a PR campaign.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Dillinger’s body was driven to the bank robber’s small hometown near Indianapolis by his father and half brother and the undertaker.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
The black-on-black ensemble suggests he’s arrived in France for an undertaker’s convention.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
Into the Thirties, families preferred to host funerals in their own homes, so undertakers waged a PR campaign.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Undertaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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