graverobber

See also: grave robber

English

Alternative forms

• grave robber

Etymology

From grave +‎ robber.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/
• (US) enPR: grāvʹräb'ər, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/

Noun

graverobber (plural graverobbers)

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

Synonyms

• bodysnatcher
• resurrectionist

Translations

one who robs graves or tombs

Chinese: Mandarin: 盜墓者 / 盗墓者 (dàomùzhě) Danish: gravrøver c Dutch: grafrover m Finnish: haudanryöstäjä French: pilleur de tombe (fr) m Georgian: საფლავის მძარცველი (saplavis mʒarcveli), საფლავის ქურდი (saplavis kurdi) German: Grabräuber (de) m, Grabräuberin (de) f Greek: τυμβωρύχος (el) m (tymvorýchos) Hindi: क़ब्र चोर m (qabra cor), कब्र चोर m (kabra cor) Hungarian: sírrabló (hu) Italian: tombarolo (it) m Latin: bustirapus m Ottoman Turkish: كفنجی (kefenci) Polish: hiena cmentarna (pl) f Swedish: gravplundrare (sv) c Turkish: kefenci (tr) Russian: грабитель могил (grabitelʹ mogil), могильщик (ru) (mogilʹščik), гробокопатель (ru) (grobokopatelʹ)

See also

• ghoul