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treasure-hunter

treasure-hunter noun: a person who seeks out buried or sunken treasure.

Noun

treasure-hunter (plural treasure-hunters)

  1. A person who seeks out buried or sunken treasure.
    • But it found a place in evil incantations accompanying certain rituals used by necromancers, treasure-hunters, and the like.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 222
  2. A person shopping for special items that they will hold dear.

Forms of treasure-hunter

pluraltreasure-hunters

Questions about treasure-hunter

What does treasure-hunter mean?
Treasure-hunter means a person who seeks out buried or sunken treasure.
What part of speech is treasure-hunter?
Treasure-hunter is a noun.
What is the plural of treasure-hunter?
The plural of treasure-hunter is treasure-hunters.

Words near treasure-hunter in the dictionary

  1. Treasure State
  2. treasure trail
  3. treasure trails
  4. treasure trove
  5. treasure troves
  6. treasure-hunter
  7. treasure-hunters
  8. treasure-trove
  9. treasure-troves
  10. treasured
  11. treasureless

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