GRAVEROBBER


Meaning of GRAVEROBBER in English

— graverobbing , n.

/grayv"rob'euhr/ , n.

1. a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.

2. a person who steals corpses after burial, esp. for medical dissection.

Also, grave robber .

[ GRAVE 1 + ROBBER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .