funeral director
Americannoun
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a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
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a person who owns or operates a funeral home.
noun
Etymology
Origin of funeral director
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Stevenson-Hamilton had scooped the Funeral Director of the Year prize at the Scottish Funeral Awards in 2019.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022
A 2021 survey conducted by the trade magazine American Funeral Director found that 51 percent of respondents have attended a green burial, and 84 percent would consider one for themselves.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021
The state claimed he violated the Funeral Director Law by conducting funerals without a license and threatened to sue.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019
Once the body was discovered and taken to Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria, Funeral Director John R. Alcantara began the process of finding anyone who could pay, at least partially, for services.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2018
Behind the bench on which I rested was the establishment, so proclaimed the legend printed on its front, of Wing Sun, Funeral Director.
From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes
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