undertaker

ˈʌndərˌteɪkər

Definition

Definition of undertaker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

funeralperson managing funerals and related services

The undertaker arranged the entire funeral service.

embalmer

funeral director

mortician

history

Rare

historical person receiving land in Elizabethan Ireland

Rare

The undertaker settled in Ireland under strict conditions.

grantee

landholder

settler

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funeral undertaker

person managing and organizing funerals

The funeral undertaker arranged the entire service.

Origin of undertaker

Middle English, undertake (to take in hand)

Examples of undertaker in a sentence

During the ceremony, the undertaker ensured everything proceeded smoothly.
The undertaker's role was crucial in colonization.
Many undertakers faced challenges in their new lands.

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French:entrepreneur de pompes funèbres, colon, ...
German:Bestatter, Siedler, ...
Italian:impresario funebre, colono, ...
Spanish:director de funeraria, colono, ...
Portuguese:agente funerário, colonizador, ...
Chinese:殡葬师, 承包者, ...
Japanese:葬儀屋, アンダーテイカー, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَهِّد دَفْن المَوْتَى, المستلم للأراضي, ...
Hebrew:מְנַהֵל בֵּית לְוָויוֹת, מְקַבֵּל אֲדָמוֹת, ...
Russian:гробовщик, поселенец, ...
Ukrainian:ритуальний агент, поселенець, ...
Hindi:अंत्येष्टि प्रबंधक, भूमि प्राप्तकर्ता, ...
Bengali:অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া পরিচালক, আন্ডারটেকার, ...
Catalan:funerari, col.lonitzador, ...
Czech:pohřebník, kolonista, ...
Danish:bedemand, godsmodtager, ...
Dutch:begrafenisondernemer, ondernemer, ...
Greek:κηδειάρχης, εποικιστής, ...
Hungarian:temetkezési vállalkozó, földjuttatásban részesülő személy az Erzsébet-kori Írországban, ...
Khmer:អ្នករៀបចំពិធីបុណ្យសព, អ្នកទទួលដីធ្លីនៅអៀរឡង់ក្នុងសម័យអេលីហ្សាបេត, ...
Korean:장의사, 토지 수령자, ...
Persian:متصدی مراسم خاکسپاری, زمین‌دار, ...
Polish:przedsiębiorca pogrzebowy, osadnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):agente funerário, colonizador, ...
Romanian:înmormântător, colonist, ...
Swedish:begravningsentreprenör, nybyggare, ...
Thai:ผู้จัดการงานศพ, ผู้รับสัมปทาน, ...
Turkish:cenazeci, müteahhit, ...
Vietnamese:người làm dịch vụ tang lễ, người nhận đất, ...

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