English

graverobber

From grave + robber.

A compound of grave + robber

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- ‘to dig, scratch, scrape’

Proto-Germanic *grabą

Proto-West Germanic *grab

Old English græf ‘cave, grave, trench’

Middle English grave ‘grave, burial’

English grave

Middle English robbour ‘a robber or burglar’

Today it means

noun One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / graverobber