graverobber

See also: grave robber

English

Alternative forms

grave robber

Etymology

grave +‎ robber

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/
(US) enPR: grāvʹräb'ər, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/

Noun

graverobber (plural graverobbers)

One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.

Synonyms

Translations

one who robs graves or tombs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 盜墓者／盗墓者 (dàomùzhě)
Danish: gravrøver c
Dutch: grafrover m
Finnish: haudanryöstäjä
Georgian: საფლავის მძარცველი (saplavis mʒarcveli), საფლავის ქურდი (saplavis kurdi)
German: Grabräuber (de) m, Grabräuberin (de) f
Greek: τυμβωρύχος (el) m (tymvorýchos)
Hindi: क़ब्र चोर m (qabra cor), कब्र चोर m (kabra cor)
Hungarian: sírrabló (hu)
Italian: tombarolo (it) m
Latin: bustirapus m
Polish: hiena cmentarna (pl) f
Swedish: gravplundrare (sv) c

See also

ghoul

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