gravedancer

noun

Etymology

From grave + dancer.

  1. inherited from dauncer
  2. compounded as gravedancer — “grave + dancer

Definitions

  1. One who rejoices in the death or demise of another

    One who rejoices in the death or demise of another; one who dances on someone's grave.

    • Grave-dancers, for sure, all of them. But no diggers.
  2. An investor who specializes in buying failing companies or distressed properties.

    • But the hangover's set in, And now a Gravedancers lookin'. It's Gravedancer times When there's panic in the land When assets sell at costs that scream, "Bail me out, man!"
    • But a Miami gravedancer named Boz Arlen smelled opportunity.
  3. One who literally dances on a grave.

    • Pissed, the Iceman sends his bodyguard, the Gravedancer, off to learn who is behind them.
    • Dancing on graves just makes the gravedancers look silly and annoys the crows.
    • the gravedancer comes/ the man inside the truck/ dreams of forgotten tomorrows/ he no longer recalls/ how he got there/ the blood on his clothes/ his matted hair/ his bruised body/ tell no answers

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA