body snatcher
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body snatcher
n.
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.
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body snatcher
n
(Professions) (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
body snatching n
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bod′y snatch`er
n.
a person who steals corpses from graves, esp. to use them for dissection.
[1805–15]
bod′y snatch`ing, n.
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