pothunter
pothunter · pothunters
A person who hunts animals for food rather than as sportA person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
someone who hunts for food (not for sport)
(broadly)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
From pot + hunter – in hunting sense, “for the (cooking) pot (to eat)”; in the archeologyFrom pot + hunter – in hunting sense, “for the (cooking) pot (to eat)”; in the archeology sense, “seeking old pots (to sell)”.
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Forms
plural: pothunters| Singular | pothunter |
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