Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graverobber

/ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graver-ob-ber
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.

noun

One who digs up corpses in order to sell them to anatomists and surgeons.

Etymology

From grave + robber.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/
British English: /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/

Inflected Forms

graverobbers (plural) grave robber (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ghoul

Synonyms

body snatcher resurrectionist ghoul

Questions

How do you pronounce graverobber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/.
What does graverobber mean?: One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.
Where does graverobber come from?: From grave + robber.

How to pronounce graverobber

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