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# funeral director

noun phrase (funeral director, funeral directors; also «undertaker» UK, «mortician» US)

«funeral director» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, polite job title) a person whose job is to look after dead bodies and arrange funerals.
2. the business that does this: «the funeral director's» (UK).

### In the lessons

A softer, more professional job title than the older «undertaker»; polite and official, all regions. Common in news, adverts and family talk after a death.

### Examples

- The funeral director helped Gran choose the flowers.
- Her uncle works as a funeral director.
- The funeral director's is on the high street.
- The family met the funeral director to plan the service.
- In the US, a funeral director is sometimes called a mortician.
- The funeral director spoke gently to the children.
- Funeral directors work with families at a very sad time.
- Our class learned that "funeral director" is the modern word for undertaker.

### Note

Trap: «director» doesn't mean a film director or a company boss here. Plain words: undertaker, mortician. It is a real, respected job.