View synonyms for body snatcher

body snatcher

noun

a person who steals corpses; graverobber.
Slang. an agency that recruits executives working for one company to fill top management positions in another.

body snatcher

First recorded in 1805–15

The bass singer had made an immense hit with his song of "The Body Snatcher," and the town rushed to listen to it.

What do I care whether our hero's grandfather was Archbishop of Canterbury or a professional body-snatcher?

Bishop had been a body-snatcher for twelve years, and he had during that time obtained and sold over five hundred bodies.

"Oh, 'tis only a little bit of a dead body-snatcher," said one of the guardians.

He describes graves with the minuteness of a body-snatcher; and when he would be impressive is disgusting.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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