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Meanings of mortician in English

Portuguese
agente funerário
Catalan
empresari de pompes fúnebres

One whose business is the management of funerals.

agente funerário
Synonyms
Examples for "undertaker"
Examples for "undertaker"
1
I knew their errand; for in men-of-war the sail-maker is the undertaker.
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
2
Item: Mrs. Oates, the undertaker's wife, had given birth to a boy.
Harvest Home
3
If I were in your place I'd be waiting for the undertaker.
Steve Yeager
4
We have, of course, arranged for the customary cremation with the undertaker.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
5
The undertaker looked at him in perplexity, and he hurried to explain.
Of Human Bondage
1
It is also alleged that another body was released from the hospital's mortuary to a funeral undertaker without the family's consent.
The South African
2
We don't think there's much that the community can do, or the funeral undertakers that are participating in the strike.
The South African
1
Marlborough funeral director David Buckley said cemeteries come under parks and reserves.
Radio NZ
2
The funeral director continued to give Enid the same concerned, patient look.
Damaged
3
She hadn't slept and didn't hear what the funeral director was saying.
The panic zone
4
He had made the call from the office of the funeral director.
Pet Sematary
5
The funeral director turned and ran out of the tiny embalming room.
Damaged
Usage of mortician in English
1
Of course, I wasn't sure what a mortician's idea of normal was.
Guns will keep us together
2
There is another important aspect to being a small southern town mortician.
The Guardian
3
It turned out Dunlap hadn't found work as a mortician in Oakland.
The warmth of other suns: the epic story of america's great migr...
4
The mortician had done only a so-so job of fixing Reuel up.
Summer knight
5
It's not because you have a burning desire to be a mortician.
The Storyteller
6
She told him Chekhov was dead, and to find the best mortician.
The new yorker
7
He went to the mortician's table and set the bag on it.
Salem’s Lot
8
The mortician raised his eyebrows interrogatively at Wanda, who shook her head.
Death Trance
9
I guess you didn't really get much sleep as a mortician.
Guns will keep us together
10
Finally, a mortician named Dadko had signed the section titled Disposition of Remains.
Spider bones: a novel
11
I'm not knocking the mortician, because he is providing a service.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
12
As a mortician, Bernard had been the best, until he retired.
Micah & Strange Candy
13
When Jennifer returned with Joshua's clothes, the mortician tried once again.
Rage of angels
14
He had no mortician's gum, but he had two quarters in his pocket.
Salem’s Lot
15
This go-round I skipped the government forms in favor of the mortician's handwritten account.
Spider bones: a novel
16
Unable to pay for her funeral, he is taken on as an apprentice mortician.
The Guardian
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United States of America
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