mor·ti·cian

mor·ti·cian
/moɚˈtıʃən/ noun, pl -cians [count]
US formal : a person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funerals :undertaker

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  • mortician — mor•ti•cian [[t]mɔrˈtɪʃ ən[/t]] n. funeral director • Etymology: 1890–95, amer.; mort (uary) + ician …   From formal English to slang

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