Cratedigger

//ˈkɹeɪtdɪɡə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records. slang

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
digger

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From crate + digger.

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