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undertaker
[ uhn-der-tey-ker uhn-der-tey-ker ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of undertaker1
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Example Sentences
You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.
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An undertaker waited on a gentleman, with the bill for the burial of his wife, amounting to 67l.
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To Amy he paid great deference, telling the undertaker to ask what she liked and abide by her decisions.
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You may have noticed his name printed on most everything but the undertaker's and the jail as you came up from the station.
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Those of us who could afford it rode in the undertaker's coaches, and the rest walked in procession to Highgate Cemetery.
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