graverobber

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UK/ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/US/ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/

noun

One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.

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Meanings

noungraverobber (plural graverobbers)

plural graverobbers · alternative grave robber

  1. One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.
  2. One who digs up corpses in order to sell them to anatomists and surgeons.

    Synonyms: body snatcher, resurrectionist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who digs up corpses in order to sell them to anatomists and surgeons.

Similar
body snatcherresurrectionist

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

Similar
ghoulbody snatcher
Broader
thiefstealer
Also see
body snatcherghoul

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From grave + robber.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 盜墓者 /盗墓者
  • 盜墓者 /盗墓者 (dàomùzhě)one who robs graves or tombs
Danish gravrøver
  • gravrøverone who robs graves or tombs
Dutch grafrover
  • grafroverone who robs graves or tombs
Finnish haudanryöstäjä
  • haudanryöstäjäone who robs graves or tombs
French pilleur de tombe
  • pilleur de tombeone who robs graves or tombs
German Grabräuber, Grabräuberin
  • Grabräuberone who robs graves or tombs
  • Grabräuberinone who robs graves or tombs
Greek τυμβωρύχος
  • τυμβωρύχος (tymvorýchos)one who robs graves or tombs
Hindi क़ब्र चोर, कब्र चोर
  • क़ब्र चोर (qabra cor)one who robs graves or tombs
  • कब्र चोर (kabra cor)one who robs graves or tombs
Hungarian sírrabló
  • sírrablóone who robs graves or tombs
Italian tombarolo
  • tombaroloone who robs graves or tombs
Latin bustirapus
  • bustirapusone who robs graves or tombs
Polish hiena cmentarna
  • hiena cmentarnaone who robs graves or tombs
Russian грабитель могил, могильщик
  • грабитель могил (grabitelʹ mogil)one who robs graves or tombs
  • могильщик (mogilʹščik)one who robs graves or tombs
  • гробокопатель (grobokopatelʹ)one who robs graves or tombs
Swedish gravplundrare
  • gravplundrareone who robs graves or tombs
Turkish kefenci
  • kefencione who robs graves or tombs
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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