1. a person who hunts or fishes primarily to obtain food rather than for sport
2. a person who participates in contests or competitions solely to win prizes
Usage: informal
3. a person who illegally removes archaeological artifacts from sites
Usage: archaeology

Examples

• The local pothunter filled his freezer with deer meat to feed his family through winter.
• She was criticized as a pothunter who only entered tournaments for the cash prizes.
• The ancient burial site had been damaged by pothunters looking for valuable pottery.
• Unlike sport fishermen, the pothunter kept every fish he caught for dinner.
• Archaeologists work to protect sites from pothunters who destroy historical evidence.
• He wasn’t interested in the trophy, just the meat—a true pothunter.
• The competition banned known pothunters who showed no genuine interest in the sport.