pothunter
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːthʌntər/
- NSFW
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saqueador
- Now if it hadn't been hidden, you can bet pothunters would have been in there years ago and taken everything, including the pot in the niche and all the pieces that fell on the floor.
Examples
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Because pothunters, archaeologists, physical anthropologists, and paleopathologists spend a good portion of their time in graveyards and laboratories handling human remains and sacred tribal objects, this is undoubtedly a religious issue.
Academic text (1996) -
Local authorities are working hard to educate the public about the dangers of pothunters and the importance of preserving historical sites.
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Their sphere of associates may expand once again to include "hard-core" pothunters and even commercial looters.
Academic text (1996) -
Indians and archaeologists usually can agree that burial sites should be "protected" from pothunters, and that the latter should be fully prosecuted when possible.
Academic text (1996) -
Probably many of the pothunters of the Middle Niger believe that if they don't retrieve them, the antiquities would just be wasted in the ground.
Academic text (1996) -
Indians perceive many social scientists and all pothunters as adept at exploiting them for profit and see both groups as disrespectful of the individuals resting in the ground.
Academic text (1996) -
Farmers are clearing their fields by bulldozing entire rubble mounds into ravines or charging enterprising pothunters hundreds of dollars a day in digging fees.
Academic text (2004) -
The remarkable apathy characteristically shown by Native Americans toward looters and pothunters has long perplexed those who have dedicated the better part of their careers to preserving Native American sites, including cemeteries.
Academic text (1996) -
Many archaeological sites have been damaged by pothunters who dig for valuable artifacts without following proper procedures.
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The ruins were a popular spot for pothunters, as many believed they could find ancient treasures buried underground.
Synonyms
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A person who takes bodies or valuable things from graves without permission to sell
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A person who illegally digs up dead bodies to sell to doctors for study
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Etymology
The word pothunter combines pot and hunter, and here pot means 'old pots' or pottery that people find in the ground. So a pothunter is someone who digs up old objects, often for personal gain instead of careful study.