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Burker

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butcherernounOne who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
knackernounOne who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
butchernounA person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
slink butchernoun(historical) One who kills and dresses for sale the carcasses of diseased animals.
streekernoun(UK, Scotland, dialect) One who lays out a dead body; a professional attendant of the dead
burrowernounAn animal that lives in an underground hole that it has made itself.
slaughterernounA butcher (as a profession or job).
grave robbernounAlternative spelling of graverobber. [One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.]
searchernounOne who searches.
bonediggernoun(rare) One who digs up bones; an archaeologist or graverobber.
ambushernounOne who ambushes.
bone-grubbernoun(obsolete) A person who scavenges for waste materials such as bones and rags to sell.
mumpernoun(British, obsolete, slang) A beggar.
burghernounA citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
bankernounOne who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
body snatchernounOne who abducts or controls another's body, such as a slaver, psychic, or human resources agent.
knifernounSomeone who stabs another with a knife.
barrow boynoun(UK, dated) A boy or man who sells goods, especially fruits or vegetables, from a barrow; a costermonger.
barber surgeonnoun(historical) A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.
baulkernounSomeone who baulks.

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