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un⋅der⋅tak⋅er
[uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2] 
dərˌteɪ
funeral director
–noun
| 1. | a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals. |
| 2. | a person who owns or operates a funeral home. |
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| funeral director n. One whose business is to arrange for the burial or cremation of the dead and assist at the funeral rites and who is usually an embalmer. Also called mortician, undertaker. |
| un·der·tak·er (ŭn'dər-tā'kər) n.
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Undertaker
Un`der*tak"er\, n. 1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. --Beau. & Fl. 2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor. To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their proportions of saltpeter. --Evelyn. In come some other undertakes, and promise us the same or greater wonders. --South. 3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals.
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Language Translation for : Undertaker
Spanish:
empresario de pompas fúnebres,
German:
der, *die Bestattungsunternehmer(in),
Japanese:
葬儀屋
undertaker
c.1400, "a contractor or projector of any sort," agent noun from undertake (q.v.). The specialized sense (1698) emerged from funeral-undertaker.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: un·der·tak·er
Pronunciation: '&n-d&r-"tA-k&r
Function: noun
: an individual whose business is to prepare thedead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals called also mortician
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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