burker

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noun

One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.

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Meanings

nounburker (plural burkers)

plural burkers

  1. UKhistoricalslangOne who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.

    Science was in league with the "burkers" and "body-snatchers," […]

    1877, Dutton Cook, Doubleday's Children, page 90

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From burke + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

burerk
Cite this entry
APA

burker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burker

MLA

“burker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burker.

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