mortician

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/mɔː(ɹ)ˈtɪʃən/

noun

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

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undertakerfuneral undertakerfuneral director
OriginLatin mort- →
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Meanings

nounmortician (plural morticians)

plural morticians

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

    “And I prefer mortician to funeral director. It sounds more professional and, well, it is more precise. I deal with more than mere funerals; I deal with death, passing on, the transition.”

    2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 91

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone whose business is the management of funerals

Similar
undertakerfuneral undertakerfuneral director
Broader
skilled workertrained worker
Also see
funeral directorundertaker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmort-“death”
  2. Englishmortician

From Latin mort- (“death”) + -ician.

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Translations

Polish właściciel zakładu pogrzebowego, właścicielka zakładu pogrzebowego
  • właściciel zakładu pogrzebowegoundertaker
  • właścicielka zakładu pogrzebowegoundertaker

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APA

mortician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortician

MLA

“mortician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortician. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortician,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortician.

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