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Noun: graverobber  'greyv,ró-bu(r)
  1. Someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts
    "The archaeologist was often mistaken for a graverobber by superstitious locals"
     
  2. Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
    "In the 19th century, graverobbers supplied cadavers to medical schools";
    - ghoul, body snatcher

Derived forms: graverobbers

Type of: stealer, thief

Encyclopedia: Graverobber