embalmer:

(plural: ‘embalmers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘l’ is silent)

‘to embalm’ = to make a thing, especially the dead body of a person or animal, stay without spoiling (decaying) by using preservatives – lotions, balms, etc., for a long time

embalmers of Ancient Egypt

a person who is skilled at embalming;

 

(less commonly) a person who keeps or tries to keep some tradition, principle, culture, etc. from changing,

 

a modern day embalmer

e.g.

Dawson is the only and best embalmer in our town; our town’s folk love to die to be embalmed by him!

Next to a doctor, an embalmer is a professional whose services we all need at the end.

Though an embalmer’s job is to clean, process the body for temporary preservation and do up the dead body for burial, some embalmers undertake the entire process of burial or cremation.

Some senior embalmers are known to earn about $ 70,000 a year, but newcomers to this profession may earn as low as $ 35,000 a year, which, according some experts, is very low for such an honourable job.

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