body-snatcher

A form of body snatcher — One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman.

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Meanings

nounbody-snatcher (plural body-snatchers)

plural body-snatchers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of body snatcher.

    Body-snatcher, a stealer of dead bodies from churchyards; which are sold to the surgeons and students in anatomy.

    1819, J. H. Vaux, “New Vocab. Flash Lang.”, in Memoirs
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APA

body-snatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-snatcher

MLA

“body-snatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-snatcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body-snatcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-snatcher.

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