coffin rider

plural coffin riders

1. slanguncommonA person who enriches himself through the exploitation of the misery, suffering, or deaths of others.

   Surely the organizers had provided training for the coffin-rider gig.

   2022, Sam Cheever, An Unconventional Mourning (A Fun and Quirky Cozy Mystery with Pets)

   2 more examples

   mainly because he came into the business as an Elvis Presley coffin rider and then allowed himself to be turned into a heartthrob for the over-the-thrill set.

   1983, CBS Magazines (publisher), Hi Fi/stereo Review - Volume 48, page 10

   "And besides," Sophee Anne said, "financially speaking, Stella was worth way more to us all alive than dead, even with the coffin-rider sales. No one had a reason to want her killed."

   2020, Faith Hunter, Spells for the Dead, page 64