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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who embalms a corpse; a practitioner of mortuary science.
2. 2
   a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

funeral directorsexton

Etymology

From embalm + -er.

Related phrases

mortuary science

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