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pothunter
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pot·hunt·er  (pthntr)
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.

pothunting 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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)
hunter, huntsman - someone who hunts game
Translations
pothunter [ˈpɒthʌntəʳ] Ncazador(a) m/f de premios


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Such a move was tried in the past and only succeeded in putting many jackpot regulars off the whole idea of pothunting.
THE Brummies are on a pothunting mission in their biggest meeting of the season at Perry Barr tomorrow night (6pm).
King, Some Dimensions of the Pothunting Problem, in Protecting the Past, supra note 10, at 83, 87 (discussing the scope of the damage done to archaeological sites by illegal looters).
 
 
 
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