mortician
Translation
undertaker, funeral director
Examples
The mortician prepared the body for the funeral.
The undertaker prepared the body for the funeral.
She works as a mortician at the local funeral home.
She works as an undertaker at the local funeral home.
Grammar Patterns
((a/an)) mortician a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation The mortician prepared the body for the funeral.
Similar Words
Synonyms: undertaker, funeral director
Etymology
From Latin 'mors' (death). The suffix '-ician' denotes a person skilled in a field.
Memory Tips
'Mort' means death (like in 'mortal'). An '-ician' is a specialist. So, a 'death specialist'.