detectorist
detectorist noun: a person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.
Noun
detectorist (plural detectorists)
- A person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.
- Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer.2021 May 31, Alexandra Marvar, “The New Detectorists”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing.2026 June 2, Steven Morris, “Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- metal detectorist
Synonyms of detectorist
Forms of detectorist
| plural | detectorists |
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Origin of detectorist
From detector + -ist.
Phrases with detectorist
Questions about detectorist
- What does detectorist mean?
- Detectorist means a person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.
- What part of speech is detectorist?
- Detectorist is a noun.
- What is the plural of detectorist?
- The plural of detectorist is detectorists.
Words near detectorist in the dictionary
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