In 1588 becomes an undertaker in the first Elizabethan plantation, receiving the forfeited Irish estate of Kilcolman Castle.
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undertaker — c.1400, a contractor or projector of any sort, agent noun from UNDERTAKE (Cf. undertake) (v.). The specialized sense (1690s) emerged from funeral undertaker … Etymology dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertaker — [n] funeral director embalmer, grave digger, mortician; concept 304 … New thesaurus
undertaker — ► NOUN ▪ a person whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation and making arrangements for funerals … English terms dictionary
undertaker — [un΄dər tā′kər; ] for 2 [ un′dər tā΄kər] n. 1. a person who undertakes something 2. FUNERAL DIRECTOR: a somewhat old fashioned usage … English World dictionary
Undertaker — Mark Calaway Pour les articles homonymes, voir The Undertaker. Mark William Calaway … Wikipédia en Français
Undertaker — Mark William Calaway Daten Ringname(n) The Undertaker Mean Mark Callous Texas Red The Punisher M … Deutsch Wikipedia
undertaker's — funeral home fu ner*al home , n. An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral chapel} and informally, {undertaker s} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undertaker — UK [ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkə(r)] / US [ˈʌndərˌteɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms undertaker : singular undertaker plural undertakers someone whose job is to make arrangements for funerals … English dictionary
undertaker — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)teɪkə(r)[/t]] undertakers N COUNT An undertaker is a person whose job is to deal with the bodies of people who have died and to arrange funerals. Syn: funeral director … English dictionary
