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
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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 Voyage of the Paper Canoe; a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5 by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)
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