rock hound
noun
a geologist.
rockhound
-
a variation of
rock hound.
Example Sentences
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Before his illness, the two traveled through the backcountry of San Diego County to pursue Davis’ secret life as a rockhound and his son’s love for botany.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Over the next eight years, Curry went from a passionate rockhound with a corny sense of humor to a disturbed man trapped inside a distorted universe of his own making.
From The Verge ● Jun. 25, 2018
Told that they were "rockhounds" hunting for rarities, he joined the group, has been a rockhound ever since.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had hoped the rockhound would go shooting past, but the animal braked itself barely in time.
From Duel on Syrtis by Poul William Anderson
He remembered her clearly expressed hatred for the mucking, lower-level life of a rockhound.
From Second Sight by Basil Wells
