First Known Use: 1895
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mortician
noun mor·ti·cian \mȯr-ˈti-shən\
: a person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funerals
Full Definition of MORTICIAN
: undertaker 2
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Origin of MORTICIAN
Latin mort-, mors death
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- Synonyms
- funeral director, undertaker
Rhymes with MORTICIAN
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mortician
noun mor·ti·cian \mȯr-ˈtish-ən\
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