graverobber

See also: grave robber

English

Alternative forms

• grave robber

Etymology

From grave +‎ robber.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/
• (US) enPR: grāvʹräb'ər, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/

Noun

graverobber (plural graverobbers)

1. One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.

Synonyms

• bodysnatcher
• resurrectionist

Translations

one who robs graves or tombs

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盜墓者 / 盗墓者 (dàomùzhě)

• Danish: gravrøver c
• Dutch: grafrover m
• Finnish: haudanryöstäjä
• French: pilleur de tombe (fr) m
• Georgian: საფლავის მძარცველი (saplavis mʒarcveli), საფლავის ქურდი (saplavis kurdi)
• German: Grabräuber (de) m, Grabräuberin (de) f
• Greek: τυμβωρύχος (el) m (tymvorýchos)
• Hindi: क़ब्र चोर m (qabra cor), कब्र चोर m (kabra cor)
• Hungarian: sírrabló (hu)
• Italian: tombarolo (it) m
• Latin: bustirapus m
• Ottoman Turkish: كفنجی (kefenci)
• Polish: hiena cmentarna (pl) f
• Swedish: gravplundrare (sv) c
• Turkish: kefenci (tr)
• Russian: грабитель могил (grabitelʹ mogil), могильщик (ru) (mogilʹščik), гробокопатель (ru) (grobokopatelʹ)

See also

• ghoul