Home › Words › O › obituarianobituarian/əˌbɪt͡ʃʊˈɛəɹi.ən/obituarian means one who writes obituaries.obituarian is pronounced /əˌbɪt͡ʃʊˈɛəɹi.ən/.EtymologyFrom obituary + -ian.nounOne who writes obituaries.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.obituarist 92% match — One who writes obituaries vs obituarian →necrographer 78% match — An obituary writer. vs obituarian →obitual 72% match — Of or relating to obits. vs obituarian →obital 65% match — Of or relating to an obit. vs obituarian →funeralgoer 63% match — One who attends a funeral. vs obituarian →orbituary 63% match — Synonym of orbital. vs obituarian →eulogist 62% match — A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person. vs obituarian →epitaphologist 60% match — One who studies epitaphs. vs obituarian →