| Pronunciation: | | `undur'teykur
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[n] one whose business is the management of funerals |
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UNDERTAKER is a 10 letter word that starts with U. |
| | Synonyms: | | funeral director, funeral undertaker, mortician |
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| | See Also: | | embalmer, skilled worker, trained worker |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un`der*tak"er\, n.
1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or
business. --Beau. & Fl.
2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for
another; a contractor.
To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their
proportions of saltpeter. --Evelyn.
In come some other undertakes, and promise us the
same or greater wonders. --South.
3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of
funerals.
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