treasure-hunter

noun — 2 senses

treasure-hunter

noun

1

A person who seeks out buried or sunken treasure.

But it found a place in evil incantations accompanying certain rituals used by necromancers, treasure-hunters, and the like.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 222:

2

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

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