mortician
/mɔː(ɹ)ˈtɪʃən/
mortician noun: an undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator.
Noun
mortician (plural morticians)
- An undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator.
- “And I prefer mortician to funeral director. It sounds more professional and, well, it is more precise. I deal with more than mere funerals; I deal with death, passing on, the transition.”2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 91
mortician meaning in Tamil and Urdu
mortician in Tamil
- இடுக்காட்டுத் தொழிலாளி, பிணம் எரிப்போன்
mortician in Urdu
- تابوت بنانے والا
Forms of mortician
| plural | morticians |
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Origin of mortician
From Latin mort- (“death”) + -ician.
Phrases with mortician
Questions about mortician
- What does mortician mean?
- Mortician means an undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator.
- What is mortician in Tamil?
- Mortician in Tamil is இடுக்காட்டுத் தொழிலாளி, பிணம் எரிப்போன். See Mortician meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mortician?
- Mortician is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mortician?
- Mortician is pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)ˈtɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of mortician?
- The plural of mortician is morticians.
Words near mortician in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mortician (page history and authors); mortician (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mortician (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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