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undertaker

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

un·der·tak·er

[uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2]
noun
2.
a person who undertakes something.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see undertake, -er1
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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

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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.
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