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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHuaquero
/wɑːˈkɛəroʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A grave robber who illegally excavates ancient indigenous tombs, particularly in the Andean region, to loot artifacts and antiquities.
"The police intercepted a notorious huaquero attempting to smuggle ancient pottery out of the country."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Spanish, originating from the Andean Quechua word 'huaca' meaning sacred burial site or monument, combined with the agent suffix '-ero'. The term emerged in South America during the colonial period to describe individuals who illegally excavate pre-Columbian tombs for artifacts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Huaquero" is said worldwide
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pilleur de tombes
Transliteration: pijœʁ də tɔ̃b
"Le pilleur de tombes a été arrêté par les autorités."
Grabräuber
Transliteration: ˈɡʁaːpˌʁɔɪbɐ
"Der Grabräuber suchte nach antiken Schätzen."
tombarolo
Transliteration: tombaˈrɔlo
"Il tombarolo è stato condannato per furto di beni culturali."
huaquero
Transliteration: waˈkeɾo
"El huaquero destruyó sitios arqueológicos en busca de oro."
huaqueiro
Transliteration: waˈkejɾu
"O huaqueiro foi detido com várias peças pré-colombianas."
कब्र लुटेरा
Transliteration: kabr lutera
"पुरातत्वविदों ने कब्र लुटेरे की गतिविधियों को रोका।"
盗墓者
Transliteration: dào mù zhě
"盗墓者非法挖掘古代遗址以寻找文物。"
도굴꾼
Transliteration: dogulkkun
"경찰은 고대 무덤을 파헤친 도굴꾼을 체포했습니다."
墓荒らし
Transliteration: mobaarashi
"その墓荒らしは古代の遺跡から土器を盗み出した。"
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