funeral director
noun
: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer
Examples of funeral director in a Sentence
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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Instead, this hot funeral director stumbled into a perfect storm of bad communication, miserable shopping trips, and unnecessarily awkward conversations about money.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Working as a funeral director in a small town
In 2014, Sweeney accepted a job as funeral director at the DuBore Funeral Home in Warren, Minnesota, a small 1,600-person town 70 miles south of the Canadian border.
—Mike Winters,gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
The average pay for a funeral director is about $100,000, according to the Economic Research Institute.
—Mike Winters,gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
At Least 189 Decaying Bodies Recovered from Colorado Funeral Home, Say Police
On Feb. 18, 2023, the day of the viewing, Jenkins’ family asked the funeral director to open the casket to see his body and feet.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Working as a funeral director in a small town
In 2014, Sweeney accepted a job as funeral director at the DuBore Funeral Home in Warren, Minnesota, a small 1,600-person town 70 miles south of the Canadian border.
—Mike Winters,gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
The average pay for a funeral director is about $100,000, according to the Economic Research Institute.
—Mike Winters,gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
At Least 189 Decaying Bodies Recovered from Colorado Funeral Home, Say Police
On Feb. 18, 2023, the day of the viewing, Jenkins’ family asked the funeral director to open the casket to see his body and feet.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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