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cratedigger

Syllables: crate·dig·ger/ˈkɹeɪtdɪɡə/US/ˈkɹeɪtˌdɪɡəɹ/

cratedigger noun: a person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.

Noun

cratedigger (plural cratediggers)

  1. (slang) A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.
    • Serious vinyl collectors will have a minor epiphany at Car City Classics[…], where notorious crate-diggers like the UK's Kirk Degiorgio (a.k.a. As One) have been known to close the store.1998 April, Scott Sterling, “Localzine: Detroit, Michigan”, in Scott Frampton, editor, CMJ New Music Monthly, Great Neck, N.Y.: College Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 77
    • Our audience tends to be what I would call ‘crate diggers’—people who like digging for new stuff.2001 November 3, Brian Garrity, quoting Derrick Oien, “MP3.com Recasts Itself as Tech Outfit, Promo Vehicle”, in Timothy White, editor, Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and...
    Synonyms:
    digger

Synonyms of cratedigger

Forms of cratedigger

pluralcratediggers
alternative formcrate-digger

Origin of cratedigger

From crate + digger.

Questions about cratedigger

What does cratedigger mean?
Cratedigger means a person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.
What part of speech is cratedigger?
Cratedigger is a noun.
How do you pronounce cratedigger?
Cratedigger is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪtdɪɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of cratedigger?
The plural of cratedigger is cratediggers.

Words near cratedigger in the dictionary

  1. crate-digging
  2. crate-digs
  3. crate-dug
  4. crated
  5. cratedig
  6. cratedigger
  7. cratediggers
  8. cratedigging
  9. cratedigs
  10. cratedug
  11. crateful

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