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undertaker definition

under·taker (un′dər tā′kər; for 2 un′dər tā′kər)

noun

  1. a person who undertakes something
  2. funeral director: a somewhat old-fashioned usage

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undertaker Synonyms

undertaker

n.

mortician, funeral director, embalmer, cremator, body snatcher*.


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undertaker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • nominate: These powers are vested in " the nominated undertaker " and the Bill gives the Secretary of State the ability to nominate that undertaker.

Converse of subject

  • approve: Members of this scheme are deemed approved by the local water undertaker.

Adjective modifier

  • statutory: He has advised statutory undertakers on all aspects of Parliamentary matters.

Modifies a noun

  • etc.: Clause 9: Extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers etc. 39.

Noun used with modifier

  • sewerage: Any sewer which is not vested in the sewerage undertaker is a private sewer.

Possessives

  • work: At present, the Safety Code of Practice only has statutory force in relation to undertakers ' works.

Preposition: in

  • respect: It replaced Dŵr Cymru as the statutory water undertaker in respect of Shotton.
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undertaker quotes

I met Curzon in Downing Street, and received the sort of greeting a corpse would give an undertaker.

-Baldwin (of Bewdley), Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl

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