ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Detectorist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Detectorist is a noun meaning A person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.

Meaning

A person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.

Example Sentences

Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include treasure-hunter, goldminer, metalmonger, dataminer, digger, gold-finder.

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