body snatcher
One who abducts or controls another's body, such as a slaver, psychic, or human resources agent.
ˈbɑdi ˈsnæt͡ʃɚDocumented since 1950s1950sBoomerhistorical166 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
One who abducts or controls another's body, such as a slaver, psychic, or human resources agent.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(slang, jocular, pejorative, obsolete) One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman.
Origin: From body + snatcher. Later use highly influenced by the novel The Body Snatchers (1955) and its repeated adaptation into film, wherein aliens begin replacing humans with pod people. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(historical) One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves, a resurrection man.
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