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GRAVEROBBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does graverobber mean? 

GRAVEROBBER (noun)
  The noun GRAVEROBBER has 2 senses:

1. someone who steals valuables from graves or cryptsplay

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

  Familiarity information: GRAVEROBBER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAVEROBBER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("graverobber" is a kind of...):

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

body snatcher; ghoul; graverobber

Hypernyms ("graverobber" 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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