death-hunter
/ˈdɛθhʌntə/slang (depreciative ). Now historical
noun
A person whose work relates to or profits from deaths; specifically (a) an undertaker; (b) an obituary writer for a newspaper; (c) a seller of dying speeches or deathbed confessions; (d) a robber of corpses on a battlefield.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Democritus. From death + hunter.