Burker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Burker is a noun meaning (UK, slang, historical) One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.
Meaning
(UK, slang, historical) One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc.
Example Sentences
Science was in league with the "burkers" and "body-snatchers," […]
Word Forms
- burkers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include butcherer, knacker, butcher, streeker, burrower, slaughterer.
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