- body snatcher
- nounsomeone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection• Syn: ↑graverobber, ↑ghoul
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noun: one who without authority takes corpses from graves usually for purposes of dissection or for sale for such purposes : resurrectionist* * *
1. a person who steals corpses; graverobber.2. Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another.[1805-15]* * *
body snatcher noun (historical)A person who secretly disinters dead bodies (usu to sell them) for dissection• • •Main Entry: ↑body* * *
body snatcher UK [ˈbɒdi ˌsnætʃə(r)] US [ˈbɑdi ˌsnætʃər] noun [countable] [singular body snatcher plural body snatchers]someone in the past who dug up dead bodies after they were buried to sell to doctors for dissection (=the process of cutting into them to examine the organs inside)Thesaurus: people who stealsynonym* * *
body snatcher,a person who steals human bodies or corpses from graves, with the latter, often for the purpose of dissection: »The 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an effective thriller that is seen by film critics as a commentary on the American Cold War.
SYNONYM(S): ghoul.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.