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Definition of Graverobber
1. Noun. Someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts.
2. Noun. Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection.
Definition of Graverobber
1. Noun. One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Graverobber
Literary usage of Graverobber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1915)
"... on Monday"—that would be three days before—"we shot sixteen men here —rioters
and civilians who fired on our troops, and one graverobber—a dirty hound! ..."