Diener

A diener is a morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the corpse. In the UK, the equivalent job title is "mortuary assistant", whilst the preparation, evisceration and reconstruction of the deceased is performed by an anatomical pathology technician. In the US, dieners are also referred to as "mortuary assistants" or "autopsy technicians". The word is derived from the German word ''Leichendiener'', which literally means ''corpse servant'' (''diener'' means ''servant''.).

A diener performs a number of tasks in medical schools and morgues. Helping a pathologist with examining and reconstructing cadavers are main tasks performed by a diener. A diener assists a pathologist or physician during an autopsy completing tasks such as handling tools and supplies, preparation of the deceased before and after autopsy. In addition to physical work with a pathologist and cadavers, dieners do work such as record keeping of identification and documentation of deceased in the form of items such as death certificates.

In the American Moravian Church (), the men and (particularly) the women who assist in church services (like the Lovefeast) are called "dieners", from the German title for their office, ''Saaldiener'' or "chapel servant". Provided by Wikipedia