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Mortician

//mɔː(ɹ)ˈtɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator. US

    "“And I prefer mortician to funeral director. It sounds more professional and, well, it is more precise. I deal with more than mere funerals; I deal with death, passing on, the transition.”"

  2. 2
    one whose business is the management of funerals wordnet

Etymology

From Latin mort- (“death”) + -ician.

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