body snatcher

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noun

a person who steals corpses; graverobber.

Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another.

Origin of body snatcher

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby body snatcher

body shield, body shirt, body shop, body shopping, body slam, body snatcher, body snatching, body stocking, bodysuit, body-surf, body swerve

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Example sentences from the Web for body snatcher

I shall cancel the body-snatcher—I mean billiard-marker—and go as Carry One.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
Bishop had been a body-snatcher for twelve years, and he had during that time obtained and sold over five hundred bodies.
The History of Burke and Hare|George Mac Gregor
Clear off into your hole and hold your tongue, you body-snatcher!
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
He describes graves with the minuteness of a body-snatcher; and when he would be impressive is disgusting.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851|Various

The body-snatcher was to be punished by death and the lack of sepulture.
The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")

British Dictionary definitions for body snatcher

body snatcher

noun

(formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection

Derived forms of body snatcher

body snatching, noun

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单词	body snatcher
释义	body snatcher SEE SYNONYMS FOR body snatcher ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who steals corpses; graverobber. Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another. Origin of body snatcher First recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby body snatcher body shield, body shirt, body shop, body shopping, body slam, body snatcher, body snatching, body stocking, bodysuit, body-surf, body swerve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for body snatcher I shall cancel the body-snatcher—I mean billiard-marker—and go as Carry One. Berry And Co.\|Dornford Yates Bishop had been a body-snatcher for twelve years, and he had during that time obtained and sold over five hundred bodies. The History of Burke and Hare\|George Mac Gregor Clear off into your hole and hold your tongue, you body-snatcher! Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo He describes graves with the minuteness of a body-snatcher; and when he would be impressive is disgusting. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851\|Various The body-snatcher was to be punished by death and the lack of sepulture. The Danish History, Books I-IX\|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned") British Dictionary definitions for body snatcher body snatcher noun (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection Derived forms of body snatcher body snatching, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to body snatcher ghoul, grave robber
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body snatcher

noun

Origin of body snatcher

Words nearby body snatcher

Example sentences from the Web for body snatcher

British Dictionary definitions for body snatcher

noun

Derived forms of body snatcher

Words related to body snatcher