Cratedigger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹeɪtdɪɡə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cratedigger is a noun meaning (music, slang) A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.
Meaning
(music, slang) A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.
Example Sentences
A little crate-diggers’ paradise for collectors of Latin and easy listening music on vinyl.
Our audience tends to be what I would call ‘crate diggers’—people who like digging for new stuff.
Long a crate-digger’s grail and never before available on CD, this is one obscurity that really lives up to the hype.
Serious vinyl collectors will have a minor epiphany at Car City Classics[…], where notorious crate-diggers like the UK's Kirk Degiorgio (a.k.a. As One) have been known to close the store.
Word Forms
- cratediggers
- crate-digger
Synonyms for cratedigger
Depending on context, synonyms include digger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crate-digger, bonedigger, clamdigger, crunkmeister, digger, gricer.
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