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Potshot vs Pothunter - What's the difference?

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Pothunter is a related term of potshot.



As nouns the difference between potshot and pothunter

is that potshot is a shot taken at an easy or random target while pothunter is a person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.

As a verb potshot

is to fire potshots.

potshot

English

Alternative forms

* pot shot

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shot taken at an easy or random target.
  • Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

    • Verb

    (potshott)
  • To fire potshots.

    • Anagrams

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    pothunter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
  • (sports, by extension) A person who competes solely to win prizes.
  • (archaeology) An amateur archaeologist, especially one who seeks artifacts to sell without regard to their cultural importance.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 12, author=Anthony Depalma, title=An Island in the Hudson, Plundered in Search of Indian Artifacts, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But hundreds, perhaps thousands of artifacts have been taken by amateur pothunters , whose activities can disturb the soil and ruin the chance of serious research. }}

    Related terms

    * (hunting for food) pot shot, potshot