Word of the Day:
mortician
What It Means
An undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator.
Mortician in Context
““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.””
Did You Know?
From Latin mort- (“death”) + -ician.
Source and license
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