Pothunter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pothunter is a noun meaning A person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
Meaning
A person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
More Meanings
- (sports, by extension) A person who competes solely to win prizes.
- (archaeology) A person who seeks artifacts for their personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance.
Example Sentences
But hundreds, perhaps thousands of artifacts have been taken by amateur pothunters, whose activities can disturb the soil and ruin the chance of serious research.
Word Forms
- pothunters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include potholer, potcher, pigsticker, hound, pot-walloper, pocketer.
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