mortician
mortician — noun
- morticiansingular
- morticiansplural
1. a funeral professional who gets a dead person's body ready for burial or for cre
a funeral professional who gets a dead person's body ready for burial or for cremation, and who helps the family organize the funeral
After Nora's uncle died, the mortician prepared him for the viewing.
prepare the body for a viewing
At the funeral home, Vikram asked the mortician about cremation papers.
ask the mortician about cremation paperwork
Mayumi works as a mortician and comforts families after sudden deaths.
Before the burial, the mortician straightened Christopher's father's suit.
Kian is training to become a mortician in a funeral services program.
- funeral director
broader professional title, especially for organizing the service and handling family arrangements
- undertaker
older everyday term, especially familiar in British English
- embalmer
narrower term for someone who specifically preserves and prepares the body
文法句型
work as a mortician
become a mortician
mortician at + funeral home
用法筆記
Mainly American English. Funeral director often stresses the business and ceremony side, while mortician more strongly suggests professional care of the body; British English often uses undertaker.