funeral director
noun
: one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer
Examples of funeral director in a Sentence
the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed
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Ranking above judges: clergy, auto mechanics, police officers, funeral directors and day care providers.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Roberto Savarese, a 56-year-old funeral director from the Italian city of Bari, was the first person to discover the body of the 1-month-old boy on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 2, inside a baby box at San Giovanni Battista Church.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Colorado Until this May, Colorado's funeral directors didn't need a license and had little oversight.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The equivalent Arizona funeral director’s board was disbanded in 2023, and licensing operations were assumed by the state Department of Health.
—Lane Sainty, Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Roberto Savarese, a 56-year-old funeral director from the Italian city of Bari, was the first person to discover the body of the 1-month-old boy on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 2, inside a baby box at San Giovanni Battista Church.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Colorado Until this May, Colorado's funeral directors didn't need a license and had little oversight.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
The equivalent Arizona funeral director’s board was disbanded in 2023, and licensing operations were assumed by the state Department of Health.
—Lane Sainty, Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Funeral director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20director. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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