mortician

/mɔːrˈtɪʃən/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
morticians

Meaning

  1. empresario de pompas fúnebres

    • The mortician prepared the body for the funeral.

      El empresario de pompas fúnebres preparó el cuerpo para el funeral.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

undertaker

Near-total synonyms; largely interchangeable for someone who prepares the dead for burial.

Similar in other languages

German

Bestatter

Bestatter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "undertaker."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa mortician?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The ___ prepared the body for the funeral.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a mortician?

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