treasure-hunter

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treasure-hunter (plural treasure-hunters)

  1. 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.
  2. A person shopping for special items that they will hold dear.