Graverobber

/ˈɡreɪvˌrɑːbər/ noun

Definition

A person who steals valuables from graves or tombs, usually for profit; a tomb raider.

Etymology

A straightforward compound of 'grave' (burial place) and 'robber' (thief). This term reflects the ancient practice of looting tombs, documented throughout history from Egypt to Rome.

Kelly Says

Graverobber shows up in English records from medieval times onward, documenting a crime that's as old as burial itself—and interestingly, archaeologists who do the same thing are now called 'archaeologists' instead of grave robbers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
墓 盗
m-b-t-o
ARالعربية
سارق القبور
sa-riq al-qabuur
BNবাংলা
শ্মশান লুটের
shom-shan lu-ter
CACatalà
sagrador de tombes
sa-gra-dor de tohm-bes
CSČeština
hrobník
hrob-nik
DADansk
gravtyv
grav-tyv
DEDeutsch
Grabstecher
grab-shte-cher
ELΕλληνικά
φταστής τάφων
f-tas-tis ta-fon
ESEspañol
ladrón de tumbas
la-drones de toom-bas
FAفارسی
دزدان قبر
dez-dan qabr
FISuomi
hautavarkas
hau-ta-var-kas
FRFrançais
violateur de tombes
vye-o-lay-ter de tohm-b
GUGU
મૃત્યુજન
mru-tyu-jan
HAHA
maganin raka
ma-ga-nin ra-ka
HEעברית
גנב קברים
ganav kevarim
HIहिन्दी
कब्र खोरे
kabr kho-re
HUMagyar
síremlékszer
si-re-mlek-szer
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencuri makam
pen-cu-ri ma-kam
IGIG
onye na-akụ ụlọ ụkpụrụ
o-nye na-a-ku ụ-lu ụ-kpụ-ru
ITItaliano
ladro di tombe
la-dro di tohm-be
JA日本語
墓荒らし
はか-あら-らし
KKKK
қайыпкер
kai-yp-ker
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធ ប្រាស់ ទី បាត់
bra-pon-th pra-as ti ba-at
KO한국어
무덤털이
mu-deum-teoli
MRMR
श्मशानचोर
shmashan-chor
MSBahasa Melayu
pencuri kubur
pen-cu-ri ku-bur
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စာပုံများ တူးဖော်
gya-u-k-sa-pa-mon-ma-tu-fo
NLNederlands
grafroover
graf-ro-ver
NONorsk
gravtyv
grav-tyv
PAPA
ਸਮਾਧੀ ਚੋਰ
samadhi chor
PLPolski
kradziejca grobów
kra-d-zje-ca gro-bow
PTPortuguês
ladrão de túmulos
la-drao de too-moo-los
RORomână
cisternă de morminte
ci-ster-na de mor-min-te
RUРусский
разбойник на кладбище
raz-boy-nik na kla-di-bi-sche
SVSvenska
gravgrävare
grav-gra-va-re
SWKiswahili
mchozi wa makaburi
m-cho-zi wa ma-ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
பூதக்கல்லறை கொள்ளையர்
poota-ka-lla-rai kol-lai-yar
TEతెలుగు
శ్మశానం దొంగ
shmashanam don-ga
THไทย
ขโมยศพ
khom-oy-sap
TLTL
magnanak ng libingan
mag-na-nak ng li-bing-an
TRTürkçe
mezar soyguncusu
me-zar soy-gun-cu-su
UKУкраїнська
злодій на кладовищі
zlo-diy na kla-do-vis-che
URاردو
قبر چور
qabr chor
VITiếng Việt
cướp mộ
chup mo
YOYO
ọmọ ọlọ́gbọ́n
o-mo o-lo-gbon
ZH中文
墓盗
mù dào
ZUZU
umuntu omuhlela izibayeni
u-mu-ntu o-mu-hle-la i-zi-ba-ye-ni

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