burker

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burker

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From burke + -er.

noun burkers

UK, historical, slang One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc. Science was in league with the "burkers" and "body-snatchers," […]

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@misc{burker_2026,
  title = {burker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}