treasure hunter

collocation in English

meaningsoftreasureandhunter

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treasure
noun
uk
/ˈtreʒ.ər/us
/ˈtreʒ.ɚ/
very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, ...
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hunter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhʌn.tər/us
/ˈhʌn.t̬ɚ/
a person or an animal that hunts animals for food or ...
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(Definition oftreasureandhunterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He learned martial arts from a formertreasurehunter, although he hasn't had any practical experience.
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Back to thetreasurehunter, they are preparing to dive.
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Thetreasurehunterfind the treasure room, to only find a boat with nothing precious on it.
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The thief was the robber, the thug, or the experttreasurehunter.
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She is a well-determinedtreasurehunterand part-time government agent who plans to make all the gems and treasures of the world hers.
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Lidia fancies herself atreasurehunterlike her father, and is searching the world over for magical artifacts.
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In some cases, an expedition could turn out to be fraud, with thetreasurehunterdisappearing with large amounts of money extracted from sponsors.
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Pappin eventually struck a deal with thetreasurehunterand the ring was returned for a reward.
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She began her career as a freelancetreasurehunterworking under the radar and outside the law.
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Goemon, a cunning thief and an avidtreasurehunter, has nothing to do and sits in his house being bored.
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He was sealed away until an unsuspectingtreasurehunterreleases him by attempting to get treasure.
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If anything, it could be argued the other way, that it favours treasure hunters by increasing the amount of treasure trove material.
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There is therefore scope for action to be taken against illegal treasure hunters under both the civil and criminal law.
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There is one other category which might conceivably come into this and that is treasure hunters.
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We cannot hope to protect every site in the country from treasure hunters.
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From then on the site was raided by a new breed of treasure hunters who descended on it in droves, to the great distress of the landowner and local residents.
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In the 19th century the ruins of the castle were sapped by treasure hunters, and now only the look-out tower remains.
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A number of accidental deaths, injuries and financial losses incurred by treasure hunters have been reported.
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Millions of dollars' worth of gold was lost or unaccounted for after the war and has been the speculation of many historians and treasure hunters.
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