graverobber

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die illegal Wertgegenstände aus Gräbern oder Gruften stiehlt oder Leichen aus Gräbern entwendet, um sie für anatomische Sektionen zu verkaufen.

A noun referring to a person who illegally steals valuables from graves or crypts, or who takes bodies from graves to sell for anatomical dissection.

1. Thief of grave goodsB2formal

   A person who illegally digs up graves or breaks into tombs to steal valuable items buried with the dead.

   Grabräuber

   • The graverobber was caught selling ancient jewelry from a pharaoh's tomb.
   • Graverobbers often target old cemeteries in search of gold and artifacts.
   • The museum displayed items recovered from a graverobber's stash.

2. Body snatcherB2formalmedical

   A person who illegally exhumes corpses from graves to sell them for medical dissection or research.

   Leichendieb

   • In the 19th century, graverobbers supplied fresh bodies to anatomy schools.
   • The graverobber was arrested after selling a corpse to a medical college.
   • Graverobbers were feared by families who wanted their loved ones to rest in peace.

   Synonymebody snatcher