undertaker

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Synonyms: undertake, undertaken, undertakes, underwater, undertakers, underager, underlayer, undersaver, undertaxed, understater, underbake

Antonyms: undertake, undertaken, undertakes, underwater, undertakers, underager, underlayer, undersaver, undertaxed, understater, underbake

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Noun

1. A [[funeral director]]; someone whose [[business]] is to [[manage]] [[funeral]]s, [[burial]]s and [[cremation]]s.
2. {{lb|en|historical}} A person receiving land in Ireland during the [[Elizabethan]] era, so named because they gave an [[undertaking]] to [[abide]] by several conditions regarding marriage, to be loyal to the crown, and to use English as their spoken language.
3. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[contractor]] for the [[royal]] [[revenue]] in England, one of those who undertook to manage the House of Commons for the king in the {{w|Addled Parliament}} of 1614.
4. {{lb|en|rare}} One who undertakes or commits to doing something.

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