Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Undertaker

Undertaker , noun

1.
One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. — Beau. & Fl
2.
One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor.
To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their proportions of saltpeter. — Evelyn
In come some other undertakes, and promise us the same or greater wonders. — South
3.
Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals.