Graverobber (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police were on the lookout for a notorious graverobber who had been targeting historic cemeteries in the area.
- The graverobber's vandalism was discovered when a family visited the grave of their loved one to find it had been desecrated.
- Historians were outraged when they discovered that a graverobber had stolen priceless artifacts from an ancient crypt.
- Rumors swirled that a local graverobber was selling stolen relics on the black market, fueling a heated debate about grave desecration.
- The graverobber's motives were unclear, but it was evident that they had a fascination with the deceased and the treasures they left behind.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.