funeral director

American  

noun

1. a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.

2. a person who owns or operates a funeral home.

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funeral director British  

noun

1. an undertaker

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Etymology

Origin of funeral director

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Hiemer said he and his funeral director spent months trying to persuade Berlin politicians to let him return his mother’s remains for burial in her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Families and funeral directors are campaigning for a flat fee to be levied across Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs.

From BBC

A funeral director "deceived thousands" of people when he lied about digging up an 1,800-year-old Roman brooch.

From BBC

Two funeral directors who kept bodies in an unrefrigerated room for more than a month have been found guilty of preventing lawful burial.

From BBC

Three people have been arrested and charged in an investigation into missing ashes at a funeral directors.

From BBC