funeral director meaning

Definition of funeral director

1. one whose business is the management of funerals

   Synonyms: mortician, undertaker, funeral undertaker

   Type of: skilled worker

   Kinds: embalmer

funeral director in a sentence

• Tom works as a funeral director.
• Mary became a funeral director.

How to pronounce funeral director

funeral director is pronounced /ˈfjuːnərəl daɪˈrɛktə/ in British English and /ˈfjunərəl dəˈrɛktɚ/ in American English. It has 6 syllables.