noun
Meaning 1
A person who engages in necrophilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
necrophiliac
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History
Etymology
From necro- + -philiac.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Central Bikol: parakayo sa gadan — person who engages in necrophilia
- Chinese Mandarin: 戀尸狂 (liànshīkuáng) — person who engages in necrophilia
- Greek: νεκρόφιλος (nekrófilos) — person who engages in necrophilia
- Portuguese: necrófilo — person who engages in necrophilia
- Russian: некрофи́л (nekrofíl) — person who engages in necrophilia
- Swedish: nekrofil — person who engages in necrophilia