pothunter

Definitions

1. A person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
2. A person who competes solely to win prizes.
   broadly
3. A person who seeks artifacts for their personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance.

Equivalents

Examples

“But hundreds, perhaps thousands of artifacts have⟳ been taken by amateur pothunters, whose activities can disturb the soil and ruin the chance of serious research⟳.”

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