grave robber
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In it, a grave robber finds himself vying for ill-gotten goods with unusually aggressive rats in a series of tunnels under a graveyard.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023
The Maori and Moriori ancestral remains were largely collected by Austrian taxidermist and grave robber Andreas Reischek from 1877 to 1889.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022
In addition, grave robber Jean Baptiste was exiled to the island by Brigham Young in 1862 and his ultimate fate remains unknown.
From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2020
A molelike mammal nicknamed the "grave robber" survived the event that killed the dinosaurs, new research finds.
From Scientific American • Nov. 20, 2012
"I feel like a grave robber," panted Alan, soberly, as the two boys clambered out into the fresh air, finding, to their surprise, that it was already night.
From The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure by Sayler, H. L. (Harry Lincoln)
