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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 1885–90

Words nearby funeral director

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How to use funeral director in a sentence

“If there’s a cremation, there may be a memorial service or celebration of life all at one location,” said Robert Farrah, who retired in 2016 after 43 years as a funeral director in the Washington area.
‘Pure, downright disrespect’: Funeral directors share thoughts on D.C. drivers|John Kelly|September 29, 2021|Washington Post
First, I wanted to have the full experience of being a funeral director in America.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
I was able to ask the funeral director, with the family's permission, for a lock of her hair.
Hints From Heloise: Keep out cold air with a ‘snake in the draft’|Heloise Heloise|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
Later, Ballard would seem very upset when the funeral director, Danny Phillips, fed the statement to reporters.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She herself had worries no mother of a fallen American service member should suffer as she consulted with a funeral director.
Death Benefit Scandal Is the Government Shutdown’s Ultimate Insult|Michael Daly|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tsarni contacted Peter Stefan, a funeral director in Worcester, Massachusetts, who was known to have handled Muslim burials.
Katherine Russell, Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Widow, Wants Nothing to Do With His Corpse|Michael Daly|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The funeral director proved to be yet another person on the route for whom Rick had made extra efforts.
Rockaway Mailman Rick Gold Killed in Storm and Mourned on His Route|Michael Daly|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A viewing would have to wait until after a funeral director claimed the body.
Hurricane Sandy Victim Jacob Vogelman’s Mother Remembers His Life|Michael Daly|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Still (I discovered) to be buried by a funeral director is not the very latest, the most fashionable thing.
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes Holliday
And were you present when the funeral director's personnel were preparing the body?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He was employed by a funeral director in Philadelphia to write obituary verses for memorial cards.
Coffee and Repartee|John Kendrick Bangs
In his pocket as he spoke was the funeral director's bill for $200.
Spring Street|James H. Richardson
He came to his decision about the money for the funeral director quickly.
Spring Street|James H. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for funeral director

funeral director

noun

an undertaker

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funeral director

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