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- [uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2]
- /ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər for 1; ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər for 2 /
- /ˈʌn.dəˌteɪ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-der-tey-ker for 1; uhn-der-tey-ker for 2]
- /ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər for 1; ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər for 2 /
Definitions of undertaker word
- noun undertaker funeral director. 1
- noun undertaker a person who undertakes something. 1
- countable noun undertaker An undertaker is a person whose job is to deal with the bodies of people who have died and to arrange funerals. 0
- noun undertaker a person whose profession is the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation and the management of funerals; funeral director 0
- noun undertaker a person who undertakes something 0
- noun undertaker funeral director 0
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Origin of undertaker
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at undertake, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Undertaker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
undertaker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
undertaker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for undertaker
noun undertaker
- funeral director — a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
- mortician — funeral director.
- embalmer — One who embalms a corpse; a practicioner of mortuary science.
- entrepreneur — A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
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See also
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