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
Riordan had brought guns and a small rocketboat, but Wisby would have to supply radioactive material, a "hawk," and a rockhound.
From Duel on Syrtis by Poul William Anderson
The rockhound had burrowed into the loose sand nearby, but it would raise the alarm if the Martian should come sneaking near the camp.
From Duel on Syrtis by Poul William Anderson
