graverobber
or grave rob·ber
[ greyv-rob-er ]
/ ˈgreɪvˌrɒb ər /
noun
a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
a person who steals corpses after burial, especially for medical dissection.
Nearby words
- gravenhage,
- gravenhage, 's,
- gravenstein,
- graveolent,
- graver,
- graves,
- graves' disease,
- graves, robert ranke,
- gravesend,
- gravesham
Origin of graverobber
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