Plural of burker; multiple people who suppress or conceal something, or historically, multiple perpetrators of smothering murders.
Plural of 'burker' following standard English '-s' pluralization; derived ultimately from William Burke's surname.
During the Burke and Hare murders in 1820s Edinburgh, the public terror was so great that 'burkers' became synonymous with body snatchers and murderers—people even organized armed watch groups at night out of fear.
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