mor ‧ ti ‧ cian /mɔːˈtɪʃ ə n $ mɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: mors ( ⇨ ↑ mortal 1 ) + English -ician ]
someone whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies to be buried SYN undertaker British English