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resurrection men

resurrection men is the plural of resurrection man.

Meaning of resurrection man

Noun

resurrection man (plural resurrection men)

  1. (euphemistic, historical) A man who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves; a graverobber.
    • Persons (under the name of resurrection-men) continue their business, getting from 1 guinea to 5 or 6, according to the value set upon the corpse they take up.1781, “R. King”, in Compl. Mod. London Spy, section 106

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What is resurrection men the plural of?
Resurrection men is the plural of resurrection man.

Words near resurrection men in the dictionary

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  4. resurrection lily
  5. resurrection man
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