undertaker

[ uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2 ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər for 1; ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər for 2 /

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noun

funeral director.

a person who undertakes something.

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Origin of undertaker

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

Words nearby undertaker

understructure, understudy, undersubscribe, undersurface, undertake, undertaker, undertaking, undertenant, under the aegis of, under the circumstances, under-the-counter

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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.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
An undertaker waited on a gentleman, with the bill for the burial of his wife, amounting to 67l.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
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.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for undertaker

undertaker

/ (ˈʌndəˌteɪkə) /

noun

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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undertaker

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