undertaker

[ uhn-der-tey-ker uhn-der-tey-ker ]

noun

1. funeral director.
2. a person who undertakes something.

undertaker

/ ˈʌndəˌteɪkə /

noun

1. a person whose profession is the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation and the management of funerals; funeral director

Word History and Origins

Origin of undertaker¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; undertake, -er ¹

Example Sentences

You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.

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An undertaker waited on a gentleman, with the bill for the burial of his wife, amounting to 67l.

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To Amy he paid great deference, telling the undertaker to ask what she liked and abide by her decisions.

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You may have noticed his name printed on most everything but the undertaker's and the jail as you came up from the station.

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Those of us who could afford it rode in the undertaker's coaches, and the rest walked in procession to Highgate Cemetery.

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