Mortician (noun)

A person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation.

Origin:

Late 17th century: from latin mortuus "dead" + -ician.

Examples:

1. The mortician carefully washed and dressed the body before the funeral.
2. She was so impressed with the mortician"s work on her mother"s body that she decided to become one herself.
3. The mortician had to use a lot of makeup to cover up the wounds on the dead man's face.
4. He was a third-generation mortician, having learned the trade from his father and grandfather.
5. As a mortician, she was used to dealing with death, but she never got used to the smell of embalming fluid.