undertaker
a business person responsible for the arrangements after someone has died
TRANSLATION
undertaker = der Beerdigungsunternehmer; der Bestatter; der Leichenbestatter
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Black Humour
The Undertaker's Assistant
"Preparing a baldheaded body for its coffin, Uncle Billy (an undertaker's assistant) had been told by the widow that her poor husband was to be buried with his wig on," Anthony Burgess once recalled.
"He found difficulty in affixing it. He called up to his employer, 'Mr Clegg, have you got a bit of glue?' And then, 'Never mind. I've found a nail.'"
Burgess, John Anthony (1917-1993) British novelist, critic and composer noted for such works as A Clockwork Orange (1962), Inside Mr. Enderby (1963), and Earthly Powers (1980)
The Undertaker's Assistant
"Preparing a baldheaded body for its coffin, Uncle Billy (an undertaker's assistant) had been told by the widow that her poor husband was to be buried with his wig on," Anthony Burgess once recalled.
"He found difficulty in affixing it. He called up to his employer, 'Mr Clegg, have you got a bit of glue?' And then, 'Never mind. I've found a nail.'"
Burgess, John Anthony (1917-1993) British novelist, critic and composer noted for such works as A Clockwork Orange (1962), Inside Mr. Enderby (1963), and Earthly Powers (1980)
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un-der-tak-er
noun
: an individual whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals.
Synonym:
mortician
Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster
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NOTE:
Undertaker is not "Unternehmer"
Unternehmer = entrepreneur
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"The head of their negotiation team was wearing a black suit and tie, throughout the meeting I kept thinking he was an undertaker."
noun
: an individual whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals.
Synonym:
mortician
Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster
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NOTE:
Undertaker is not "Unternehmer"
Unternehmer = entrepreneur
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"The head of their negotiation team was wearing a black suit and tie, throughout the meeting I kept thinking he was an undertaker."
