funeral director

noun

: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer

Examples of funeral director in a Sentence

the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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The funeral director said the thieves could have bought almost anything on his credit cards. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025 The funeral director was going to give the new customer the benefit of the doubt when everything took a dark turn. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025 Wearing a long overcoat with a gold badge clipped to his belt, one of the suspects asked to see Wilhelmina and was ushered to the back office, where he was caught on video released by the NYPD giving the funeral director a fist bump before sitting across a desk from him. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025 He was ushered into a back office where he was caught on video released by the NYPD giving the funeral director a fist bump before sitting across a desk from him. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for funeral director

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of funeral director was in 1834

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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

funeral director

noun
: a person whose profession is the managing of funerals and the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation
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