funeralist
English
Etymology
funeral + -ist
Noun
funeralist (plural funeralists)
- (rare) A funeral director; one who arranges a funeral, often after preparing a body for it.
- 1880, Thomas M. Finney, The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin, late bishop, page 807:
- I am not here to fulfil the office of his funeralist, his biographer, or his eulogist. These duties either have been or will be discharged by others. I am here only as the interpreter of his monument.
- 1909, Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, volume 10 (edited by Bruce M. Russett, John R. Oneal):
- Preparations went on apace, and the great day dawned, clear and sunshiny as the most enthusiastic funeralist could desire.
- 2004, Robert Kastenbaum, On our way: the final passage through life and death, page 263:
- Cosmetic art is often applied by professional funeralists to reduce signs of the illness or trauma associated with the death.
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Anagrams
- Saintfleur