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detectorism

detectorism noun: the hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.

Noun

detectorism (uncountable)

  1. The hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.

Origin of detectorism

From detector + -ism.

Questions about detectorism

What does detectorism mean?
Detectorism means the hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.
What part of speech is detectorism?
Detectorism is a noun.

Words near detectorism in the dictionary

  1. detector bar
  2. detector bars
  3. detector van
  4. detector vans
  5. detectoring
  6. detectorism
  7. detectorist
  8. detectorists
  9. detectorless
  10. detectors
  11. detects

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