body snatcher

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body snatcher

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

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

body snatching n

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bod′y snatch`er

a person who steals corpses from graves, esp. to use them for dissection.

[1805–15]

bod′y snatch`ing, n.

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body snatcher - someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

ghoul, graverobber

stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

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