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BODY SNATCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does body snatcher mean? 

BODY SNATCHER (noun)
  The noun BODY SNATCHER has 1 sense:

1. someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissectionplay

  Familiarity information: BODY SNATCHER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BODY SNATCHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

body snatcher; ghoul; graverobber

Hypernyms ("body snatcher" is a kind of...):

stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)


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