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