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Body snatcher

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body snatcher

 
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–noun
1. a person who steals corpses; graverobber.
2. Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another.
Origin:
1805–15
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body snatcher  
n.  

  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-snāch'ĭng) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: body snatch·er
Pronunciation: -'snach-&r
Function: noun
: one especially in former times who illegally removed usually recentlyinterred corpses from graves for medical dissection or for sale for this purpose
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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