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noun
One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves; a graverobber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, historical
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Synonyms: bodysnatcher, resurrectioner, resurrection man
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noun
A believer in a future bodily resurrection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
One who resurrects an abandoned idea, practice, etc.; a revivalist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who sells repaired or reconditioned goods; a refurbisher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, obsolete
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noun
A racehorse that (once or numerously) suddenly recovers its stamina midrace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, obsolete
Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports
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History
From resurrection (“the act of rising from the dead and becoming alive again”) + -ist (“forms agents of cause; forms adherents of a belief”), coined alongside resurrection man.
