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mortician

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mɔː(ɹ)ˈtɪʃən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M AO0 R T IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

one whose business is the management of funerals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undertaker, funeral undertaker, funeral director

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

Narrower terms: embalmer

History

Etymology

From Latin mort- (“death”) + -ician.