pothunter
Americannoun
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a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
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a person who takes part in contests merely to win prizes.
noun
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a person who hunts for food or for profit without regard to the rules of sport
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informal a person who enters competitions for the sole purpose of winning prizes
Other Word Forms
- pothunting noun
Etymology
Origin of pothunter
Example Sentences
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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.
From New York Times
Pottery shards have been moved around, others perhaps pilfered, and the floor shoveled up by pothunters.
From New York Times
Resident, not common; once common, but killed and driven out by pothunters; some breed in Middle Park; noted in winter at 9,500 feet.
From Project Gutenberg
Thus has the greed of the sailor and pothunter swept from the face of the earth an old pilot — a trusty aid to navigation.
From Project Gutenberg
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