Definition of grave robber in English:

grave robber

noun

A person who steals valuable items or dead bodies from graves or tombs.
this mausoleum has managed to evade grave robbers for hundreds of years
Example sentencesExamples
- Reports say that the singer's cemetery is being protected from obsessed fans and grave robbers looking to steal mementoes from her coffin.
- Time, grave robbers, and now heavy tourist traffic have not been kind to the tombs.
- Overnight, we had to leave a guard on site - this is not the kind of discovery you want to leave to the mercy of grave robbers.
- Videos of the grave robber were posted online, where he was seen apparently opening the crypts of the 19th-century composers.
- Grave robbers have stolen the remains of the former president of the Republic of Cyprus.
- The pyramid of Cheops was looted by grave robbers about 2,000 BC, some 700 years after his death.
- But the scientists at least are satisfied by the fact that no ancient grave robbers have been in this tunnel.
- Laurence Sterne's corpse was sold to a medical school by grave robbers.
- Elaborate burial goods included coins, weapons, and armor, which miraculously escaped grave robbers.
- The Egyptian rulers ordered the pyramids to be built because they feared their remains would be disturbed by grave robbers.
- He paid the ultimate price for his life of crime, and even in death he wasn't allowed to rest, as grave robbers stole his body.

Derivatives

grave robbing

noun

Some states reacted to body snatchings by imposing prison sentences or heavy fines for grave robbing.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's part of the biggest suspected case of grave robbing of all time.
- They did terrible things-everything from grave robbing to murder.
- They say marking and documenting the sites is a concern because of a long history of grave robbing and desecration.
- Among criminal justice measures, there are now tougher penalties aimed at repeat drunken-driving offenders, as well as for grave robbing.

词汇	grave robber
释义	Definition of grave robber in English: grave robber noun A person who steals valuable items or dead bodies from graves or tombs. this mausoleum has managed to evade grave robbers for hundreds of years Example sentencesExamples Reports say that the singer's cemetery is being protected from obsessed fans and grave robbers looking to steal mementoes from her coffin. Time, grave robbers, and now heavy tourist traffic have not been kind to the tombs. Overnight, we had to leave a guard on site - this is not the kind of discovery you want to leave to the mercy of grave robbers. Videos of the grave robber were posted online, where he was seen apparently opening the crypts of the 19th-century composers. Grave robbers have stolen the remains of the former president of the Republic of Cyprus. The pyramid of Cheops was looted by grave robbers about 2,000 BC, some 700 years after his death. But the scientists at least are satisfied by the fact that no ancient grave robbers have been in this tunnel. Laurence Sterne's corpse was sold to a medical school by grave robbers. Elaborate burial goods included coins, weapons, and armor, which miraculously escaped grave robbers. The Egyptian rulers ordered the pyramids to be built because they feared their remains would be disturbed by grave robbers. He paid the ultimate price for his life of crime, and even in death he wasn't allowed to rest, as grave robbers stole his body. Derivatives grave robbing noun Some states reacted to body snatchings by imposing prison sentences or heavy fines for grave robbing. Example sentencesExamples It's part of the biggest suspected case of grave robbing of all time. They did terrible things-everything from grave robbing to murder. They say marking and documenting the sites is a concern because of a long history of grave robbing and desecration. Among criminal justice measures, there are now tougher penalties aimed at repeat drunken-driving offenders, as well as for grave robbing.
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