grave robber
der Grabräuber, die Grabräuber
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grave robber
Someone who illegally opens graves in order to steal valuable objects from them.
Die Grabräuber hatten den Schmuck aus der antiken Grabkammer gestohlen.
The grave robbers had stolen the jewelry from the ancient burial chamber.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Grabräuber |
| genitive | des Grabräubers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Grabräuber | die Grabräuber |
| accusative | den Grabräuber | die Grabräuber |
| dative | dem Grabräuber | den Grabräubern |
| genitive | des Grabräubers | der Grabräuber |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Grabräuber' (grave robber) is made up of 'Grab' (grave) and 'Räuber' (robber). The first component indicates what the theft is directed at.
Die Polizei suchte nach Grabräubern, die mehrere antike Gräber geöffnet hatten.
The police were searching for grave robbers who had opened several ancient graves.
'Grabräuber' (grave robber) is often used with verbs such as 'festnehmen' (to arrest), 'aufspüren' (to track down), or 'bekämpfen' (to combat). The phrase 'von Grabräubern geplündert' (plundered by grave robbers) is also common.
Die Behörden konnten zwei Grabräuber festnehmen.
The authorities were able to arrest two grave robbers.
'Grabräuber' (grave robber) occurs particularly often in reports about ancient burial sites, archaeological excavations, and the protection of cultural heritage.
Archäologen dokumentierten die Schäden, die Grabräuber an der Ausgrabungsstätte verursacht hatten.
Archaeologists documented the damage that grave robbers had caused at the excavation site.
