mortician

Meaning

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

Synonyms

undertaker

funeral director

funeral undertaker

Translations

Bestatter

begrafenisondernemer

croque-mort

impresario di pompe funebri

empresario de pompas fúnebres

Leichenbestatter

croquemort

pompes funèbres

Bestattungsunternehmer

εργολάβος κηδείων

Beerdigungsunternehmer

νεκροθάπτης

νεκροποπμός

εργολάβος κηδειών εργολάβος

Beerdigungsinstitut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɔː(ɹ)ˈtɪʃən/

Etymology

From Latin mort- (“death”) + -ician.