2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Undertaker \Un`der*tak"er\, n.
1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or
business. --Beau. & Fl
2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for
another; a contractor.
To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their
proportions of saltpeter. --Evelyn.
In come some other undertakes, and promise us the
same or greater wonders. --South.
3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of
funerals.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
undertaker
n : one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: {mortician},
{funeral director}]
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