Meanings
nounbuscon (plural buscons)
plural buscons
- UShistoricalbusinessA prospector (someone who searches for ore).
Origin
- Spanishbuscón“searcher”
- Englishbuscon
Borrowed from Spanish buscón (“searcher”), from buscar (“to search”).
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buscon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buscon
MLA
“buscon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buscon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buscon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buscon.
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