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undertaker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Death
un·der·tak·er /ˈʌndəteɪkə $ -dərteɪkər/ noun [countable]  British EnglishBOMX someone whose job is to arrange funerals 殡葬人员,殡仪员 SYN American English funeral director
Examples from the Corpus
undertakerHe settles for a life-changing career among the cadavers as an undertaker.One profession which sees more of the bereaved than the rest of us are undertakers.Some then become undertakers and eject the dead, while others venture out as hunters.They looked like a pair of Dickensian undertakers.The arrival of the local undertaker, Paul Berthe, did little to help our investigations.But people have to choose a particular undertaker to handle the arrangements.Before the undertaker closes the casket, he asks us if we want to say good-bye.The police might want to see the body; the undertaker certainly would.
un·der·tak·er nounChineseSyllable
someone to arrange is Corpus funerals whose job


undertaker
undertaker /ˈʌndəteɪkə $ -dərteɪkər/ noun [countable]
British English someone whose job is to arrange funerals
   SYN  funeral director American English


under·takerBrE /ˈʌndəteɪkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʌndərteɪkər/ 🔊 (also formal ˈfuneral director) (NAmE also mor·ti·cian) nouna person whose job is to prepare the bodies of dead people to be buried or cremated, and to arrange funerals 殡葬承办人;殡仪服务员