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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The complaint identifies Easton as a retired municipal judge, Green as an attorney, Ornstein as a firefighter and Stewart as a funeral director.
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Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, this hot funeral director stumbled into a perfect storm of bad communication, miserable shopping trips, and unnecessarily awkward conversations about money.
—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
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Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, this hot funeral director stumbled into a perfect storm of bad communication, miserable shopping trips, and unnecessarily awkward conversations about money.
—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
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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