graverobber vs thief

graverobber and thief both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
graverobber	Yes	No	No	No
thief	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thief is a hypernym of graverobber; that is, thief is a word with a broader meaning than graverobber:

graverobber: someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
thief: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Other hypernyms of graverobber include stealer.

As nouns, thief is a hypernym of graverobber; that is, thief is a word with a broader meaning than graverobber:

graverobber: someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts
thief: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Other hypernyms of graverobber include stealer.

graverobber (noun)	thief (noun)
someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection	a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts