Definition of POTHUNTER

pothunter

Meanings

Plural: pothunters

Noun

  • a nonprofessional archeologist
  • someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies
  • someone who hunts for food (not for sport)
  • A person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
  • A person who competes solely to win prizes.
  • A person who seeks artifacts for their personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance.

Origin / Etymology

From pot + hunter – in hunting sense, “for the (cooking) pot (to eat)”; in the archeology sense, “seeking old pots (to sell)”.

Scrabble Score: 14

pothunter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pothunter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pothunter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pothunter is a valid Words With Friends word