🚫 Attracted to corpses 💀 Death enthusiast 🐞 Feeds on dead matter

necrophile

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A person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies

noun
/ˈnɛkrəˌfaɪl/

Offensive

: necrófilo

I don't want some renegade necrophile princess... as my roommate.

Examples

For those who were wondering what was up with those two dead guys, she isn't a necrophile.

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Surely he will be able to find some necrophile willing to impregnate her for the good of the Church and the glory of Christ.

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They're even saying Savile was a necrophile, which means we now know what should have been written on that gravestone of his.
He was shocked to learn that the detective was investigating a necrophile who had been disturbing graves.
The film explores the life of a necrophile, highlighting the psychological aspects of this unusual attraction.
In the horror story, the main character encounters a necrophile who believes he can bring the dead back to life.

Surface Forms

necrophile singular

necrophiles plural

Morphology

necrophile = necro + phile

The components still suggest 'death-lover', but the specialized sexual meaning is narrower and not fully predictable from the morphemes alone.

Etymology

Necrophile comes from Greek parts necro- 'dead' and -phile 'lover', so it means 'lover of the dead'. That is why the word is used for a person who has sexual attraction to dead bodies.