Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funeralist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-ner-al-ist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A funeral director; one who arranges a funeral, often after preparing a body for it.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Preparations went on apace, and the great day dawned, clear and sunshiny as the most enthusiastic funeralist could desire."
"Cosmetic art is often applied by professional funeralists to reduce signs of the illness or trauma associated with the death."

Etymology

From funeral + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: funeral

Inflected Forms

funeralists (plural)

Questions

What does funeralist mean?: A funeral director; one who arranges a funeral, often after preparing a body for it.
Where does funeralist come from?: From funeral + -ist.

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