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un·der·tak·er \|əndə(r)|tākə(r), in sense 4 ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English, from undertaken + -er 1. : one that undertakes : one that launches an enterprise : one that engages in any project or business : one that takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur 2. obsolete a. : one engaged in scholarly and scientific exploration of a subject b. : one engaged upon the compiling or composition of a work for publication c. : a book publisher d. : an organizer of a stage production 3. : one that stipulates or covenants to perform work for another : contractor, subcontractor 4. : one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals 5. a. : an Englishman taking over ownership of forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries b. : a political leader undertaking to influence members of Parliament especially in securing supplies for the sovereign in 17th century England |