pot·hunt·er (p t h n t r)n. 1. One who hunts game for food, ignoring the rules of sport. 2. One who participates in contests simply to win prizes. 3. A person who seeks artifacts from past civilizations for personal use, sometimes by illegal means, without adhering to professional standards of archaeology. pot hunting n. |
pothunter [ˈpɒtˌhʌntə]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a person who hunts for food or for profit without regard to the rules of sport
2. Informal a person who enters competitions for the sole purpose of winning prizes
pothunting n & adj
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| Noun | 1. | pothunter - a nonprofessional archeologist archaeologist, archeologist - an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture |
| 2. | pothunter - someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies contestant - a person who participates in competitions | |
| 3. | pothunter - someone who hunts for food (not for sport) |
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