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noun
a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
a person who owns or operates a funeral home.
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Also called mortician, undertaker.
Origin of funeral director
An Americanism dating back to 1885â90
Words nearby funeral director
fundus, Fundy, funemployed, FĂŒnen, funeral, funeral director, funeral home, funeralize, funeral parlour, funeral pie, funerary
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British Dictionary definitions for funeral director
funeral director
noun
an undertaker
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