mortician

noun

mor·​ti·​cian mȯr-ˈti-shən How to pronounce mortician (audio)

Examples of mortician in a Sentence

the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
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Mitchell worked as a mortician at a funeral home in the Tidewater area. Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025 When the mortician described the fang marks, Ms. Ngari was distraught. Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The morticians of the Middle Ages pick up bodies to place on a wheelbarrow in the midst of a pestilence. David Plazas, The Tennessean, 17 Apr. 2024 That idea echoes Linklater’s other Hollandsworth adaptation, 2011’s Bernie, in which a friendly mortician, pushed to his limits, murders a miserly old woman who’s abusive toward him, then proceeds to spread her wealth around town, improving everyone’s lives. Chris Stanton, Vulture, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mortician 

Word History

Etymology

Latin mort-, mors death

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mortician was in 1895

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Cite this Entry

“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortician. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

mortician

noun
mor·​ti·​cian mȯr-ˈtish-ən How to pronounce mortician (audio)

Medical Definition

mortician

noun
mor·​ti·​cian mȯr-ˈtish-ən How to pronounce mortician (audio)
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