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body snatcher

NOUN
corpse stealer
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Sharyn Moffett, the former child actress from Hollywood’s golden era who appeared in 1945’s "The Body Snatcher" and 1948’s "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House," has died.

From Fox News • Jan. 24, 2022

Heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte is nicknamed "the Body Snatcher" but so far he's not had the chance to snatch a world title.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2019

The great fighters who trained here, some immortalized with towering outdoor murals, include Sonny Liston, Mike Tyson, Rocky Marciano, Larry Holmes, Marvin Hagler and more recent hall-of-famer Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2015

Like all Val Lewton productions, The Body Snatcher shows a humane sincerity and a devotion to good cinema unfortunately rather rare in U.S. movies.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bass singer had made an immense hit with his song of "The Body Snatcher," and the town rushed to listen to it.

From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace




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