stealer vs body snatcher

body snatcher vs stealer

stealer and body snatcher both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stealer	Yes	No	No	No
body snatcher	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, body snatcher is a hyponym of stealer; that is, body snatcher is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stealer:

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

Other hyponyms of stealer include bandit, brigand, booster, lifter, shoplifter, burglar, dacoit, dakoit, defalcator, embezzler, peculator, ghoul, graverobber, graverobber, holdup man, stickup man, larcener, larcenist, cutpurse, dip, pickpocket, literary pirate, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler, robber, cattle thief, rustler, cracksman, safebreaker, safecracker, snatcher, pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher.

stealer (noun)	body snatcher (noun)
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it	someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

Difference between stealer and body snatcher

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