mortician

[ mawr-tish-uhn ]

noun

1. funeral director.

mortician

/ mɔːˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. another word for undertaker

Word History and Origins

Origin of mortician¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; mort(uary) + -ician

Word History and Origins

Origin of mortician¹

C19: from mortuary + -ician, as in physician

Example Sentences

She trained as a forensic pathologist and worked as a mortician in Mexico City.

From BBC

The once unidentified man was in jail accused of being a thief, and he was accidentally mummified by a mortician experimenting with new embalming techniques.

From Reuters

In keeping with her mother’s request, the morticians wrapped the body in cotton — no embalmment — and put it in a pine box.

From New York Times

He is quick to sympathize with those adults who helped him, especially Mrs. McElroy and his beloved grandmother, a rural Alabama mortician.

From Washington Post

Velia held a flashlight, while Juanita, who had brought a pair of Papá’s old jeans, one of his dress shirts, and his cowboy boots, dressed the body with the reverence of a dedicated mortician.

From Literature