1. a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial and to arrange funerals

Examples

• The mortician prepared the body for the viewing.
• She decided to become a mortician after studying mortuary science.
• The family met with the mortician to discuss funeral arrangements.
• The mortician explained the different burial options available.
• He worked as a mortician at the local funeral home for twenty years.
• The mortician handled all the details of the memorial service.