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un·der·tak·er
/
ˈʌn
dərˌteɪ
kər
for 1;
ˌʌn
dərˈteɪ
kər
for 2
/
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[
uhn
-der-tey-ker
for 1;
uhn-der-
tey
-ker
for 2
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
funeral director
.
2.
a person who
undertakes
something.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
undertake
,
-er
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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undertaker
(ˈʌndəˌteɪkə)
—
n
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 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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