undertaker
a person who undertakes something.
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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; | VariousAn 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; | VariousTo Amy he paid great deference, telling the undertaker to ask what she liked and abide by her decisions.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesYou 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 NicholsonThose 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
/ (ˈʌndəˌteɪkə) /
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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