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mortician

/mɔːrˈtɪʃ.ən/
mor · ti · cian
Plural:morticians
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mortician Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

North American A licensed professional whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation and making arrangements for funerals.

Example

"The family met with the mortician to discuss the arrangements for the upcoming memorial service."

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mortgage
mortgageable
mortgagee
mortician
mortification
mortified
mortify

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in American English in 1895 from the Latin root mort- (from mors, meaning 'death') and the suffix -ician (as in physician), introduced by the funeral industry as a professional alternative to 'undertaker'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mortician. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mortician
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