graverobber
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- noun
- /ˈɡreɪvˌrɒbər/
- NSFW
:
ladrón de tumbas
- The police arrested a group of graverobbers after they were caught digging up a cemetery.
Examples
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- Graverobbers, huh?
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It says "Graverobbers From Outer Space." ED "Graverobbers From Outer Space!"
Fiction book (1994) -
- They were just graverobbers.
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Graverobbers from what? ED From outer space!
Fiction book (1994) -
Graverobber.
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It says "Graverobbers From Outer Space." ED "Graverobbers From Outer Space!"
Fiction book (1994) -
"Pardon me, when you say open graves, it does suggest graverobbers at work—the bodies inside are sadly exposed.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Just offhand, I'd guess our intrepid graverobbers were probably after Scot's masterbook of spells."
Fiction book (1991) -
As he advanced cautiously toward the wavering wards the graverobbers had left, he casually withdrew his hands from his pockets, keeping the lodestone palmed where Kerr would not be able to see it.
Fiction book (1991) -
The documentary highlighted the illegal activities of graverobbers who stole valuable artifacts from ancient tombs.
Synonyms
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A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell to medical schools for study
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A person who digs up graves to sell bodies
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A person who illegally digs up dead bodies to sell to doctors for study
A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell them to doctors
How Illegal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word graverobber is made from grave 'tomb' and robber 'one who steals', so picture someone taking things from a grave. In the past, graverobbers sometimes sold stolen bodies to doctors, which is why the word means a person who illegally takes bodies or valuables from graves.