Definition

A person who removes a body from a grave or tomb, usually for examination or investigation.

Example

The exhumer carefully dug up the remains to gather evidence for the investigation.

Conversation

Did you hear about the exhumer who found those ancient artifacts?

Yeah, that sounds fascinating! What did they discover?

They uncovered some really old pottery and bones.

Wow, I can’t believe how much history is buried underground.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Exhumer → It is formed from "ex-" (meaning out of or from) and "humare" (meaning to bury). The word "exhumer" means to dig out from the ground or to remove from a burial place.

Memory Tip

Think of 'digging out' ('ex-') something that was 'buried' ('humare') — that's why exhume means to take something out of the ground.

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