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Definition of grave robber noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grave robber

noun

/ˈɡreɪv rɒbə(r)/

/ˈɡreɪv rɑːbər/

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a person who digs up graves to steal bodies or the valuable things buried with the bodies
- Gangs of professional grave robbers stalked the city's churchyards night after night.
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