Definitions for undertaker
ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kər for 1 ; ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kər for 2un·der·tak·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mortician, undertaker, funeral undertaker, funeral directornoun

   one whose business is the management of funerals

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undertakernoun

   A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations

2. undertakernoun

   a person receiving land in Ireland during the Elizabethan era, so named because they gave an undertaking to abide by several conditions regarding loyalty to the crown, marriage, and using English as their spoken language.

   In 1588 Edmund Spenser becomes an 'undertaker' in the first Elizabethan plantation, receiving the forfeited Irish estate of Kilcolman Castle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undertakernoun

   Etymology: from undertake.

   1. One who engages in projects and affairs.

   Antrim was naturally a great undertaker. Edward Hyde.

   Undertakers in Rome purchase the digging of fields, and arrive at great estates by it. Addison.

   This serves to free the enquiry from the perplexities that some undertakers have encumber’d it with. John Woodward.

   Oblige thy fav’rite undertakers
   To throw me in but twenty acres. Matthew Prior.

   2. One who engages to build for another at a certain price.

   Should they build as fast as write,
   ’Twould ruin undertakers quite. Jonathan Swift, Miscellany.

   3. One who manages funerals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undertaker

   A funeral director, also known as an undertaker (British English) or mortician (American English), is a professional involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead, as well as the arrangements for the funeral ceremony (although not the directing and conducting of the funeral itself unless clergy are not present). Funeral directors may at times be asked to perform tasks such as dressing (in garments usually suitable for daily wear), casketing (placing the corpse in the coffin), and cossetting (applying any sort of cosmetic or substance to the best viewable areas of the corpse for the purpose of enhancing its appearance). A funeral director may work at a funeral home or be an independent employee.

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1. undertaker

   An undertaker is a professional who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation, conducts funerals, and manages all the arrangements related to a funeral. This typically includes embalming and dressing the body, providing caskets or urns, and planning funeral ceremonies. The role is also often referred to as a funeral director or mortician.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Undertakernoun

   one who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business

2. Undertakernoun

   one who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor

3. Undertakernoun

   specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undertaker

   The Undertaker comics were a short series of comic book adaptations of the character, The Undertaker. It was produced by the now defunct Chaos! Comics and was written by Beau Smith, with art by Manny Clark. It focused mostly on his background and also featured such characters as Paul Bearer, Mankind and the Undertaker's brother Kane.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Undertaker

   Specifically one who in former days undertook to be responsible for the custody of a corpse until the moment that it was lowered into the grave. This was the raison d’être of the two “mutes” stationed by him at the door of the house by day and by night as guards.

Matched Categories

1. • Skilled Worker

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How to pronounce undertaker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say undertaker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of undertaker in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of undertaker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of undertaker in a Sentence

1. Read MoreIf McGregor:

   I think it's people want the WWE-style thing now. We've seen UFC lose its authenticity. The McGregor style makes them a lot more money. And you kind of get this Ultimate Warrior-Undertaker scenario that we would have grown up with in the 80s.

2. Denis Watley:

   Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

3. Michael Donald:

   I didn't even know what he looked like as my child, the undertaker didn't want me to see where they'd made a footprint on his face with their boots.

4. Mark Twain:

   Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

5. Barry Trotz:

   We are learning from our history and are looking it right in the eye and we went after this game. There's no nervousness on our part. We went after the New York Rangers in their own barn and almost pulled it off, i said to them all year defeat is not your undertaker and should be your teacher ... you’re going to see the Washington Capitals back here again.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=undertaker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Undertaker
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=undertaker
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertaker
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undertaker
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=undertaker
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=undertaker
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=undertaker