Undertaker
(noun)
- A person or business that prepares and buries the dead.
- A funeral director.
Origin:
Composed of the prefix "under-" meaning below or less than and the noun "taker" meaning a person or organization that undertakes or performs a task or duty.
Examples:
- He was an undertaker and owned a funeral home.
- The undertaker dressed the body in a suit and tie.
- The undertaker helped the family with the funeral arrangements.
- She was an undertaker and had been dealing with the dead for many years.
- He was an undertaker, who was dressed in a black suit and tie, and was in charge of the funeral.