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PRONUNCIATION OF DETECTORIST

detectorist  [dɪˈtɛktərɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETECTORIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detectorist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DETECTORIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detectorist in the English dictionary

The definition of detectorist in the dictionary is a person whose hobby is using a metal detector.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETECTORIST


antimilitarist
ˌæntɪˈmɪlɪtərɪst
coleopterist
ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərɪst
computerist
kəmˈpjuːtərɪst
documentarist
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪst
lepidopterist
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərɪst
militarist
ˈmɪlɪtərɪst
monetarist
ˈmʌnɪtərɪst
motorist
ˈməʊtərɪst
neoterist
nɪˈɒtərɪst
neuropterist
njʊˈrɒptərɪst
nonmonetarist
ˌnɒnˈmʌnɪtərɪst
orthopterist
ɔːˈθɒptərɪst
preterist
ˈpretərɪst
Redemptorist
rɪˈdɛmptərɪst
sanitarist
ˈsænɪtərɪst
satirist
ˈsætərɪst
scooterist
ˈskuːtərɪst
trichopterist
traɪˈkɒptərɪst
utterest
ˈʌtərɪst
voluntarist
ˈvɒləntərɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETECTORIST

detecter
detectible
detection
detective
detective chief inspector
detective chief superintendent
detective constable
detective device
detective inspector
detective novel
detective sergeant
detective story
detective superintendent
detective work
detective-like
detectivist
detectophone
detector
detector van
detent

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETECTORIST

amorist
antiterrorist
aorist
aphorist
arborist
bioterrorist
colorist
counter-terrorist
errorist
flavorist
florist
folklorist
humorist
meliorist
probabiliorist
tenorist
terrorist
theorist
tourist
tutiorist
watercolorist

Synonyms and antonyms of detectorist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detectorist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETECTORIST

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The translations of detectorist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detectorist» in English.

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detectorist
1,325 millions of speakers

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detectorista
570 millions of speakers

English

detectorist
510 millions of speakers

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detectorist
380 millions of speakers
ar

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detectorist
280 millions of speakers

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поисковика
278 millions of speakers

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detectorist
270 millions of speakers

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detectorist
260 millions of speakers

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detectorist
220 millions of speakers

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Detectorist
190 millions of speakers

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detectorist
180 millions of speakers

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detectorist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

detectorist
85 millions of speakers

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Detectorist
85 millions of speakers
vi

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detectorist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

detectorist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिटेक्टरिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

detectorist
70 millions of speakers

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detectorist
65 millions of speakers

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detectorist
50 millions of speakers

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пошуковика
40 millions of speakers

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detectorist
30 millions of speakers
el

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detectorist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

detectorist
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

detectorist
10 millions of speakers
no

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detectorist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detectorist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETECTORIST»

The term «detectorist» is normally little used and occupies the 128.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETECTORIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «detectorist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «detectorist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detectorist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETECTORIST»

Discover the use of detectorist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detectorist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Metal Detectorist
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Gerd Numitor, 2012
2
Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough, c. AD ...
Detectorist find, unstratified. coinis identified frominformation supplied by Scunthorpe Museum. The Lincoln mint struck Long Cross coins onlybetween 1248 and 1250, but the issues could have survived until the endofthetype in 1279 .
D. H. Evans, Christopher Loveluck, 2009
3
A Journey Through Ruins: The Last Days of London
In the early days of the hobby, the detectorist press may indeed have been pathetic enough, but only a professional bigot could deny the extraordinary levels of 'knowledge' evident in some of the articles and publications of recent years.
Patrick Wright, 2009
4
Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics:
On 5 July 2009, an amateur metal detectorist found a collection of gold artefacts buried at a shallow depth in a recently ploughed field, at Ogley Hey in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire. Numerous additional similar items were found ( by the ...
D. Pirrie, A. Ruffell, L.A. Dawson, 2013
5
Technologies of Enchantment?: Exploring Celtic Art: 400 BC ...
In 1990 another series of finds was made, first by a metal detectorist (who found Hoard F) and then through investigations led by Ian Stead, who recovered Hoards H—L (Stead 1991d). To quote Stead, 'The “Gold Fields” at Snettisham have ...
Duncan Garrow, Chris Gosden, 2012
6
Minelab Excalibur Diary
Saturday 15th September 2 [/2 hours, low-tide 27 baht, 2 rings, one silver, Clay Buddhist amulet in steel mount Once again the detectorist was in my old spot. My guess is he is looking for something he knows has been lost. I had a chat with ...
Peter Jaggs, 2013
7
Illicit Antiquities: The Theft of Culture and the Extinction ...
Herein1990 a detectorist discovered ahoard of iron age gold objects, which he reported tothe Norfolk Archaeology Unit. TheBritish Museumwas calledinto investigate the sitefurther,withthe help of the detectorist whorenounced any further ...
Neil Brodie, Kathryn Walker Tubb, 2003
8
Metal Detecting - Learning How the Easy Way!
When we would go to visit, I could always see the old farmhouse that belongs to the owners of the court. They also ran a small tavern and dancehall at the location years ago, so the site had extra appeal to a detectorist such as I. There had to ...
Ronald J. Kamrowski, 2011
9
Last Out From Roaring Water Bay
Perhapsmy story holdshidden truths too, and outthere,waiting to be exposed, thereis a hoard ofgold tobe discovered.Who knowsmaybe 'Last outfrom Roaring Water Bay' points in that direction? Note *Metal detectorist isnota phrase printed in ...
Joe Lane, 2013
10
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology
These are metaldetector user, nighthawk, and Treasure. 'Metal-detector user', sometimes 'metal detectorist' (e.g. Skeates 2000: 55; Merriman 2004: 12; Pollard 2009: 182), is the term used to refer to people who use metal-detectors specifically ...
Robin Skeates, Carol McDavid, John Carman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETECTORIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detectorist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kirkcudbright Viking treasure bid could need £1m
The hoard, which was uncovered by a metal detectorist in south west Scotland last September, is said to be one of the most significant finds of ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Hoard festival review – a rich and rewarding cache of stories
Heskins interviewed the metal detectorist who discovered the first of the 3,500 intricately worked pieces that make up the Staffordshire hoard. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Quick Breaks: DramaFever Adds British Titles in US; Rightster …
The series stars Mackenzie Crook (“Game of Thrones”) and Toby Jones (“The Hunger Games”) as a comedic metal detectorist duo bent on ... «VideoInk, Jul 15»
4
Ring found in Bridgnorth reveals a wealth of facts
And in his most recent find last year, the Wrexham metal detectorist also uncovered a decorative gold ring thought to date back to 1465 with a ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
5
Unearthed/The Gift
First up is her documentary play Unearthed, based on 80 hours of interviews with key players, including the metal detectorist who stumbled ... «The Stage, Jun 15»
6
LOOK: Powysland Museum shows off Roman coin hoard
It was in June 2011 a metal detectorist found the large number of silver coins on grassland near Montgomery. Around 1000 coins previously ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»
7
Wrexham County Borough Museum keen to buy hoard of medieval …
The gold ring, found in 2014 by Massey and fellow metal detectorist Peter Walpole, contains a cabochon blue sapphire. Wrexham County ... «Museums Association, Jun 15»
8
Staffordshire Hoard Festival: Find out more about Unearthed and …
"It's based on interviews with those surrounding the find, including the metal detectorist, Terry, who found the Hoard. "I play Deb Klemperer ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 15»
9
Medieval coin hoard is declared treasure
The coins were found in 2013 by metal detectorist Cliff Massey and a gold ring was also found by Mr Massey and Peter Walpole in March 2014. «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
10
Littlehampton man's find stuns British Museum
BRITISH Museum experts were literally 'whooping with delight' when they examined a rare find unearthed by a Littlehampton metal detectorist. «Littlehampton Gazette, Jun 15»

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