pothunter
noun
pot·hunt·er
ˈpät-ˌhən-tər 
1
: one who hunts game for food
2
: an amateur archaeologist
Examples of pothunter in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For centuries, Native Americans have decried the looting of the graves of their ancestors by pothunters and scientists and the display of their remains and belongings in museums.
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Kathleen Sharp For Propublica, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2023
Pottery shards have been moved around, others perhaps pilfered, and the floor shoveled up by pothunters.
—Stephen Nash, New York Times, 25 July 2017
Kathleen Sharp For Propublica, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2023
Pottery shards have been moved around, others perhaps pilfered, and the floor shoveled up by pothunters.
—Stephen Nash, New York Times, 25 July 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Pothunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pothunter. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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