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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Colorado Until this May, Colorado's funeral directors didn't need a license and had little oversight.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The equivalent Arizona funeral director’s board was disbanded in 2023, and licensing operations were assumed by the state Department of Health.
—Lane Sainty, Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
They’re cast in bronze statues, memorialized on plaques, etched into gravestones, honored through a park, place or building name, smiling up from the laminated cards funeral directors provide at services, or seen in other ways.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
The complaint identifies Easton as a retired municipal judge, Green as an attorney, Ornstein as a firefighter and Stewart as a funeral director.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The equivalent Arizona funeral director’s board was disbanded in 2023, and licensing operations were assumed by the state Department of Health.
—Lane Sainty, Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
They’re cast in bronze statues, memorialized on plaques, etched into gravestones, honored through a park, place or building name, smiling up from the laminated cards funeral directors provide at services, or seen in other ways.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
The complaint identifies Easton as a retired municipal judge, Green as an attorney, Ornstein as a firefighter and Stewart as a funeral director.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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