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pothunter
[pot-huhn-ter]
noun
a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
a person who takes part in contests merely to win prizes.
pothunter
/ ˈɒˌʌԳə /
noun
a person who hunts for food or for profit without regard to the rules of sport
informala person who enters competitions for the sole purpose of winning prizes
Other Word Forms
- pothunting noun
- ˈdzˌܲԳپԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pothunter1
Example Sentences
Covering the ruins would also help protect them from the “pothunters” who have removed artifacts from “pretty much every site” in the Southwest, said Dr. Kantner.
Pottery shards have been moved around, others perhaps pilfered, and the floor shoveled up by pothunters.
Resident, not common; once common, but killed and driven out by pothunters; some breed in Middle Park; noted in winter at 9,500 feet.
Thus has the greed of the sailor and pothunter swept from the face of the earth an old pilot — a trusty aid to navigation.
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