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body snatcher
body snatchern.1. A person who steals corpses from graves and sells them, usually for purposes of dissection.2. Slang A corporate recruiter.
bod′y·snatch′ing (bŏd′ē-snăch′ĭng) n.body snatcher n (Professions) (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection body snatching nbod′y snatch`er
n. a person who steals corpses from graves, esp. to use them for dissection. [1805–15] bod′y snatch`ing, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  body snatcher - someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissectionghoul, graverobberstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
Body Snatcher
A person who illegally removes a dead body from a grave or vault, usually for profit. The practice was common in the 19th century due to demand for cadavers for medical students studying human anatomybody snatcher
Synonyms for body snatchernoun someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissectionSynonymsRelated Words |