body snatcher
Americannoun
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a person who steals corpses; graverobber.
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Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of body snatcher
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Wait a second, how do we know you’re not an alien body snatcher pretending to be Jimmy!?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Is she a well-meaning lonely soul or some kind of malevolent body snatcher?
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
One such body snatcher bill, Senate Bill 54, was introduced in February 2017.
From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2018
The movie’s attitude toward its subject is essentially that of a body snatcher, assuming its victim’s outer form in order to destroy it from within.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2016
He wouldn’t be the first body snatcher to open a grave to find the face of a long-lost cousin or a dear friend.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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