shovelbum

English

Etymology

From shovel +‎ bum.

Noun

shovelbum (plural shovelbums)

1. (US, archaeology, humorous) A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.

Verb

shovelbum (third-person singular simple present shovelbums, present participle shovelbumming, simple past and past participle shovelbummed)

1. (US, archaeology, humorous) To excavate, to do archaeology digs.

References

• King, Thomas [F.] (2005) Doing Archaeology: a Cultural Resource Management Perspective., Left Coast Press, →ISBN