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-derivedmort (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 wordsCommon 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.