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undertaker
noun un·der·tak·er \ˌən-dər-ˈtā-kər, 2 is ˈən-dər-ˌ\
: a person whose job is to arrange and manage funerals
Full Definition of UNDERTAKER
1
: one that undertakes : one that takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
2
: one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals
3
: an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries
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First Known Use of UNDERTAKER
15th century
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- mortician, funeral director
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UNDERTAKER Defined for Kids
undertaker
noun un·der·tak·er \ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kər\
Definition of UNDERTAKER for Kids
: a person whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to take charge of funerals
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undertaker
noun un·der·tak·er \ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kər\
Medical Definition of UNDERTAKER
: an individual whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals—called also mortician
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