noun
someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
• Syn: ↑graverobber, ↑ghoul
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noun : one who without authority takes corpses from graves usually for purposes of dissection or for sale for such purposes : resurrectionist
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1. a person who steals corpses; graverobber.
2. Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another.
[1805-15]
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body snatcher noun (historical)
A person who secretly disinters dead bodies (usu to sell them) for dissection
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Main Entry: ↑body
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body snatcher UK [ˈbɒdi ˌsnætʃə(r)] US [ˈbɑdi ˌsnætʃər] noun [countable] [singular body snatcher plural body snatchers]
someone in the past who dug up dead bodies after they were buried to sell to doctors for dissection (=the process of cutting into them to examine the organs inside)
Thesaurus: people who stealsynonym
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body snatcher,
a person who steals human bodies or corpses from graves, with the latter, often for the purpose of dissection: »
The 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an effective thriller that is seen by film critics as a commentary on the American Cold War.
SYNONYM(S): ghoul.Useful english dictionary. 2012.