undertaker

[ uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2 ]
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noun
  1. a person who undertakes something.

Origin of undertaker

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at undertake, -er1

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How to use undertaker in a sentence

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

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

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

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • You may have noticed his name printed on most everything but the undertaker's and the jail as you came up from the station.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • Those of us who could afford it rode in the undertaker's coaches, and the rest walked in procession to Highgate Cemetery.

British Dictionary definitions for undertaker

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

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