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cratediggers

cratediggers is the plural of cratedigger.

Meaning of cratedigger

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
    Synonyms:
    digger

Questions about cratediggers

What is cratediggers the plural of?
Cratediggers is the plural of cratedigger.

Words near cratediggers in the dictionary

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

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