'Undertaker' definitions:

Definition of 'undertaker'

(from WordNet)
noun
One whose business is the management of funerals [syn: mortician, undertaker, funeral undertaker, funeral director]

Definition of 'Undertaker'

From: GCIDE
  • Undertaker \Un`der*tak"er\, n.
  • 1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor. [1913 Webster]
  • To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their proportions of saltpeter. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • In come some other undertakes, and promise us the same or greater wonders. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals. [1913 Webster]