Definition of bodysnatcher in English:

bodysnatcher

nounˈbɒdɪˌsnatʃəˈbɑdiˌsnætʃər

historical

A person who illicitly disinterred corpses for dissection, for which there was no legal provision until 1832.
〈史〉（盗尸供解剖之用的）掘墓盗尸人
Example sentencesExamples
- For Rebus it is another opportunity to dwell, as he does often, on the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare.
- The famous bodysnatchers Burke and Hare were never charged with violation of sepulchre because they eventually resorted to murder as a way of finding bodies to sell.
- There are displays dedicated to the notorious Edinburgh bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, and cannibal Sawney Bean.
- The Daily Express headline ‘Scandal of the bodysnatchers’ was inappropriate because there were no bodysnatchers.
- That is when they encounter the bodysnatcher.

Derivatives

bodysnatching

nounˈbɒdɪˌsnatʃɪŋˈbɑdiˌsnætʃɪŋ

historical

However, after two years marked by ‘scandalous behavior, ‘he was forced to flee at night due to a ‘serious incident, ‘rumored to have involved bodysnatching from a local cemetery.’
Example sentencesExamples
- The Resurrection Club repeated the split narrative trick, mixing up bodysnatching in 19th century Edinburgh with a satire on public relations and the Festival, but was not so well received.
- But if American freedom of information legislation is now allowing some of the story belatedly to emerge, the whole truth about the extent of British-American bodysnatching is unlikely ever to become public knowledge.
- We hired an expensive law firm to look up the law of bodysnatching.
- There shouldn't be any displacement or bodysnatching, although he isn't morally opposed to those kinds of things happening.

Definition of bodysnatcher in US English:

bodysnatcher

nounˈbɑdiˌsnætʃərˈbädēˌsnaCHər

historical

A person who stole corpses from a graveyard for dissection, for which there was no legal provision until 1832.
〈史〉（盗尸供解剖之用的）掘墓盗尸人
Example sentencesExamples
- For Rebus it is another opportunity to dwell, as he does often, on the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare.
- There are displays dedicated to the notorious Edinburgh bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, and cannibal Sawney Bean.
- The famous bodysnatchers Burke and Hare were never charged with violation of sepulchre because they eventually resorted to murder as a way of finding bodies to sell.
- The Daily Express headline ‘Scandal of the bodysnatchers’ was inappropriate because there were no bodysnatchers.
- That is when they encounter the bodysnatcher.

单词	bodysnatcher
释义	Definition of bodysnatcher in English: bodysnatcher nounˈbɒdɪˌsnatʃəˈbɑdiˌsnætʃər historical A person who illicitly disinterred corpses for dissection, for which there was no legal provision until 1832. 〈史〉（盗尸供解剖之用的）掘墓盗尸人 Example sentencesExamples For Rebus it is another opportunity to dwell, as he does often, on the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare. The famous bodysnatchers Burke and Hare were never charged with violation of sepulchre because they eventually resorted to murder as a way of finding bodies to sell. There are displays dedicated to the notorious Edinburgh bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, and cannibal Sawney Bean. The Daily Express headline ‘Scandal of the bodysnatchers’ was inappropriate because there were no bodysnatchers. That is when they encounter the bodysnatcher. Derivatives bodysnatching nounˈbɒdɪˌsnatʃɪŋˈbɑdiˌsnætʃɪŋ historical However, after two years marked by ‘scandalous behavior, ‘he was forced to flee at night due to a ‘serious incident, ‘rumored to have involved bodysnatching from a local cemetery.’ Example sentencesExamples The Resurrection Club repeated the split narrative trick, mixing up bodysnatching in 19th century Edinburgh with a satire on public relations and the Festival, but was not so well received. But if American freedom of information legislation is now allowing some of the story belatedly to emerge, the whole truth about the extent of British-American bodysnatching is unlikely ever to become public knowledge. We hired an expensive law firm to look up the law of bodysnatching. There shouldn't be any displacement or bodysnatching, although he isn't morally opposed to those kinds of things happening. Definition of bodysnatcher in US English: bodysnatcher nounˈbɑdiˌsnætʃərˈbädēˌsnaCHər historical A person who stole corpses from a graveyard for dissection, for which there was no legal provision until 1832. 〈史〉（盗尸供解剖之用的）掘墓盗尸人 Example sentencesExamples For Rebus it is another opportunity to dwell, as he does often, on the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare. There are displays dedicated to the notorious Edinburgh bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, and cannibal Sawney Bean. The famous bodysnatchers Burke and Hare were never charged with violation of sepulchre because they eventually resorted to murder as a way of finding bodies to sell. The Daily Express headline ‘Scandal of the bodysnatchers’ was inappropriate because there were no bodysnatchers. That is when they encounter the bodysnatcher.
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