graverobber
Americannoun
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a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs.
Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
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a person who steals corpses after burial, especially for medical dissection.
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I guess they had to wait till this graverobber graduated from college, because it was over a hour before he showed up.
From Kid Scanlan by H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer
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