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mortician

UK/mɔː'tɪʃ(ə)n/US/mɒ:'tiʃәn/
C2

Definitions

n.

A person whose job is to prepare dead bodies and arrange funerals; an undertaker

殡葬业者,丧事承办人

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mortdeath, die
+
-icianone who, relating to
=mortician

mort (death) + -ician (one who practices, as in physician) = 'a death professional.' An American coinage for an undertaker, modeled on words like physician and beautician.

Root mort still carries 24 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.licensed mortician持证殡葬师
  • 2.funeral mortician葬礼承办人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The mortician prepared the body for the open-casket service.

  • 2.

    She trained for years to become a licensed mortician.

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