Meanings
nounfuneral director (plural funeral directors)
plural funeral directors
- An undertaker; one who arranges funerals.
Near-synonyms: cremator, embalmer, mortician
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounone whose business is the management of funerals
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Broader
skilled workertrained worker
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funeral director. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funeral%20director
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“funeral director.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funeral%20director. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funeral director,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funeral%20director.
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