funeral director

noun

1. a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
2. a person who owns or operates a funeral home.

funeral director

noun

1. an undertaker

Word History and Origins

Origin of funeral director¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

“If there’s a cremation, there may be a memorial service or celebration of life all at one location,” said Robert Farrah, who retired in 2016 after 43 years as a funeral director in the Washington area.

From Washington Post

First, I wanted to have the full experience of being a funeral director in America.

From Freakonomics

I was able to ask the funeral director, with the family's permission, for a lock of her hair.

From Washington Post

Later, Ballard would seem very upset when the funeral director, Danny Phillips, fed the statement to reporters.

From The Daily Beast

She herself had worries no mother of a fallen American service member should suffer as she consulted with a funeral director.

From The Daily Beast

Tsarni contacted Peter Stefan, a funeral director in Worcester, Massachusetts, who was known to have handled Muslim burials.

From The Daily Beast

The funeral director proved to be yet another person on the route for whom Rick had made extra efforts.

From The Daily Beast

A viewing would have to wait until after a funeral director claimed the body.

From The Daily Beast

Still (I discovered) to be buried by a funeral director is not the very latest, the most fashionable thing.

From Project Gutenberg

And were you present when the funeral director's personnel were preparing the body?

From Project Gutenberg

He was employed by a funeral director in Philadelphia to write obituary verses for memorial cards.

From Project Gutenberg

In his pocket as he spoke was the funeral director's bill for $200.

From Project Gutenberg

He came to his decision about the money for the funeral director quickly.

From Project Gutenberg