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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
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mort-, mors death
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near mortician
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“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
Medical Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
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