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Meaning of "graverobber" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVEROBBER

graverobber  [ˈɡreɪvrɒbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVEROBBER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Graverobber is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAVEROBBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grave robbery

Grave robbery, tomb robbing, or tomb raiding is the act of uncovering a tomb or crypt to steal artifacts or personal effects. Someone who engages in this act is a grave robber or tomb raider. A related act is body snatching, disinterring a grave for the purpose of stealing a corpse rather than for stealing other objects. Grave robbing has caused great difficulty to the study of archaeology, art history, and history. Countless precious grave sites and tombs have been robbed before scholars were able to examine them. In any way – the archaeological context and the historical and anthropological information is destroyed. Looting obliterates the memory of the ancient world and turns its highest artistic creations into decorations, adornments on a shelf, divorced from historical context and ultimately from all meaning. In modern times, grave robbers are often lower-income individuals. Grave robbers sell their goods on the black market. Though some artifacts may make their way to museums or scholars, many end up in private collections.

Definition of graverobber in the English dictionary

The definition of graverobber in the dictionary is someone who steals from graves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAVEROBBER


beslobber
bɪˈslɒbə
bobber
ˈbɒbə
clobber
ˈklɒbə
cobber
ˈkɒbə
dobber
ˈdɒbə
dogrobber
ˈdɒɡˌrɒbə
hobber
ˈhɒbə
hobnobber
ˈhɒbˌnɒbə
jobber
ˈdʒɒbə
knobber
ˈnɒbə
lobber
ˈlɒbə
mobber
ˈmɒbə
nutjobber
ˈnʌtˌdʒɒbə
robber
ˈrɒbə
slobber
ˈslɒbə
sobber
ˈsɒbə
stockjobber
ˈstɒkˌdʒɒbə
swabber
ˈswɒbə
swobber
ˈswɒbə
throbber
ˈθrɒbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVEROBBER

gravelled
gravelling
gravelly
gravely
graven
graven image
graveness
Gravenhage
graveolent
graver
Graves
Graves´ disease
Gravesend
graveside
gravesite
gravestone
Gravettian
graveward
graveyard
graveyard orbit

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVEROBBER

bank robber
bibber
blabber
blubber
clabber
clubber
gabber
gibber
glibber
grabber
hob-jobber
jabber
Lloyd Webber
lubber
ribber
rubber
scrubber
skibobber
slabber
synthetic rubber

Synonyms and antonyms of graverobber in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «graverobber» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVEROBBER

Find out the translation of graverobber to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of graverobber from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «graverobber» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

graverobber
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

graverobber
570 millions of speakers

English

graverobber
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

graverobber
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

graverobber
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грабитель могил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graverobber
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবর ডাকাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graverobber
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemetik api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

graverobber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

graverobber
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

graverobber
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

graverobber
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

graverobber
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॉरेओबर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mezar soyguncusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Graverobber
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Graverobber
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грабіжник могил
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

graverobber
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

graverobber
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

graverobber
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

graverobber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graverobber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of graverobber

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVEROBBER»

The term «graverobber» is regularly used and occupies the 107.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVEROBBER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «graverobber» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «graverobber» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about graverobber

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVEROBBER»

Discover the use of graverobber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graverobber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Neo-Victorian Gothic: Horror, Violence and Degeneration in ...
Consisting of “Graverobber”, two “19th Century Professors”, and “19th Century Phrenologist”, the former series of personae are satiric in nature and represent a mockery of Enlightenment positivism, the ideology that created a market for the ...
Marie-Luise Kohlke, Christian Gutleben, 2012
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The Clockwork Vampire Chronicles
A curious mist hadrisen, givingthe moorland plateaua curious, cutoff feeling, a sidestep from reality, a differentlevelof existence. He hadleft hispersonal guard behind, a mile hence,aware thatthe Graverobber wouldnever agreeto meet him with ...
Andy Remic, 2012
3
Soul Stealers: The Clockwork Vampire Chronicles
Three or thirty, it made little difference to the Graverobber; when hewasin the mood forkilling andfeeding, then he would take his time andsavour andhunt, untilallof themwere dead. They lefta stink trail worse than any cesspit odour;it was never ...
Andy Remic, 2010
4
Stephen King
Graverobber". While waiting for his bigbreak, Stephen continued to selfpublish collections ofhis stories onhis brother's mimeograph machine.He also enlisted a childhood friend named Chris Chesley as a collaborator. Their vanity press went  ...
EPUB 2-3
5
Sorcerer's Apprentice: An Incredible Journey into the World ...
One would have been hard pressed to imagine a moresuitable façadetogo along withhis profession,of graverobber. Well, 'graverobber' implies one who exhumes buriedcorpses from the earth. Our contact was more ofa straightforward ...
Tahir Shah, 2013
6
Secret Society Girl: An Ivy League Novel
“Yeah,” said my classmate Graverobber, the Greek shipping heir with the uuwieldy street handle of Nikolos Dmitri Kandes IV “VVhy you never warned us this might happen.” “Basically,” said another senior, “the board of the Tobias Trust said ...
Diana Peterfreund, 2007
7
Under the Rose: An Ivy League Novel
Graverobber reiterated his old chestnut of funding, expounding on his argument that Elysion was the last great hope of the Rose 8: Grave of the past. (At this point , Thorndike began to argue that the Elysion of the past was the last great hope of  ...
Diana Peterfreund, 2007
8
The Psycho File: A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock's ...
An examination of the groundbreaking 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including the story's origins in real-life graverobber Ed Gein.
Joseph W. Smith III, 2009
9
Yu-gi-oh! Nightmare Troubador: Prima Official Game Guide
Your LP 4500 Your field "Banisher of the Light," "Man-Eater Bug" (Set), " Graverobber" (3, SetJ, "Cathedral of Nobles" Solomorii Field "Banuher of the Light," "Jinzo," "Gravity Bind* Your Hand "Cemetery Bomb," "Dimension Distortion ," ...
James Hogwood, 2005
10
Lost Landscapes: Utah's Ghosts, Mysterious Creatures, and Aliens
The. Story. of. Jean. Baptiste. The. Graverobber. and. the. Outlaw. Around 1860, Jean Baptiste, nicknamed John the Baptist, was one of the first gravediggers in Salt Lake City. He was a quiet loner who worked hard and was always on time ...
Linda Dunning, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVEROBBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term graverobber is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grave Robber at The Token Lounge in Westland, MI on 12-June-2015
... on hand to capture the images and action of the night. 1 / 42. GraveRobber-TokenLounge-Westland_MI-20150605-RobertSomerville-014.jpg ... «National Rock Review, Jun 15»
2
Opunake set to rumble with big fight night
The third professional bout on the card sees Waitara's Daniel "The Graverobber" Maxwell against Keiron "Kraka" Toa. All four "home" pro ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Who Controls the Rainbow? A New Memoir By Stevie Phillips …
They've called me names on Twitter (Scumbag! Graverobber!) and accused me and Miss Phillips (whom I've never met) of money grabbing. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
"The Terror" is fresh and ready to rumble in Opunake
The other professional fight on the Opunake card will see Waitara's Daniel "The Graverobber" Maxwell against Keiron Kraka-Toa. Tickets for ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jun 15»
5
For $16995, Will This 2004 Jeep Wrangler Prove To Be Long On …
Jared Leto's Joker Shows Up in Leaked Suicide Squad Trailer · on Kotaku. Written by graverobber · This Week's Mystery Car ... «Jalopnik, Jun 15»
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For $7500, This 1996 VW Passat TDI Has Miles To Go Before It Sleeps
... At Comic-Con 2015? on io9. Written by graverobber ... graverobber. ProfileFollowUnfollow. graverobber. Filed to: NPOCP · Nice Price or ... «Jalopnik, May 15»
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Now Casting 'Confessions of a Graverobber' and Upcoming Auditions
“Confessions of a Graverobber” follows a young man in a fictional town who claims to be the culprit for an ongoing string of grave robberies that ... «Back Stage, May 15»
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Star Voicers Join Graverobber's 'Beef Sumo' Project
Indie shingle Graverobber Productions announces that some of the most prolific actors in the voiceover business have signed on to its popular ... «Animation Magazine, May 15»
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Grieving mother caught ghoulish graverobber after planting GPS …
The distraught mother of a murder victim who caught a woman stealing mementos from her son's grave using a tracking device inside a teddy ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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For $14500, Would You Hatch A Plan To Buy This 1996 BMW 330ti?
... Isn't Kylie Jenner · on Defamer. Written by graverobber ... graverobber. ProfileFollowUnfollow. graverobber. Filed to: NPOCP · Nice Price or ... «Jalopnik, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Graverobber [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/graverobber>. Apr 2024 ».
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