Detectorist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Synonyms

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metal detectorist

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"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."

Etymology

From detector + -ist.

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