— obituarist , n.
/oh bich"ooh er'ee/ , n. , pl. obituaries , adj.
n.
1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper.
[ 1700-10; obituarius, equiv. to L obitu ( s ) death (see OBIT) + -arius -ARY ]