graverobber
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graverobber
- /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/ UK
- /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From grave + robber.
noun graverobbers · grave robber
- One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.
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One who digs up corpses in order to sell them to anatomists and surgeons.
Similar: body snatcher, resurrectionist
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noun one who robs graves or tombs
| 中文 | 盜墓者 /盗墓者 dàomùzhě |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | क़ब्र चोर qabra cor, कब्र चोर kabra cor |
| Français | pilleur de tombe |
| Deutsch | Grabräuber, Grabräuberin |
| Italiano | tombarolo |
| Ελληνικά | τυμβωρύχος tymvorýchos |
| Русский | грабитель могил grabitelʹ mogil, могильщик mogilʹščik, гробокопатель grobokopatelʹ |
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title = {graverobber},
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