undertaker

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

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

SEE SYNONYMS FOR undertaker ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

funeral director.

a person who undertakes something.

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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Example sentences from the Web for undertaker

Instantly the Undertaker, in his rle of official announcer, dashed forward to greet him.
Our Square and the People in It|Samuel Hopkins Adams
You are the man that nursed them and buried them when the undertaker died.
Stories of a Western Town|Octave Thanet
"There's the place," said the undertaker, pointing to the vault.
Blindfolded|Earle Ashley Walcott
The palace is like an undertaker's establishment when business is dull.
The Bishop's Secret|Fergus Hume

The undertaker attends to seating people, arranging the rooms, etc.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain

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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单词	undertaker
释义	undertaker [ uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2 ] / ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər for 1; ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər for 2 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR undertaker ON THESAURUS.COM noun funeral director. a person who undertakes something. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for undertaker Instantly the Undertaker, in his rle of official announcer, dashed forward to greet him. Our Square and the People in It\|Samuel Hopkins Adams You are the man that nursed them and buried them when the undertaker died. Stories of a Western Town\|Octave Thanet "There's the place," said the undertaker, pointing to the vault. Blindfolded\|Earle Ashley Walcott The palace is like an undertaker's establishment when business is dull. The Bishop's Secret\|Fergus Hume The undertaker attends to seating people, arranging the rooms, etc. The Complete Bachelor\|Walter Germain 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to undertaker mortician, embalmer
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undertaker

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British Dictionary definitions for undertaker

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