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Examples of mortician in a Sentence
the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
Recent Examples on the Web
Mitford also notes that embalming became a common practice in America during the Civil War, when morticians needed to preserve bodies during transport back home from battlefields.
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
Phaedra Parks, a lawyer turned reality star turned mortician turned reality star, has become the surprise fan favorite of the second season of Peacock’s dastardly game of deception The Traitors.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Additionally, there are near-weekly classes on how to pin everything from tarantulas to beetles to moths, as well as Dungeons and Dragons sessions, tarot card readings, concerts and the stray round-table discussion with morticians.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024
His company, which provides funeral services, has been buying up morticians in recent years, too, and wants to continue doing so.
—Verena Sepp, Fortune, 18 May 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
Cite this Entry
“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortician. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
Medical Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
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