detectorism

D2E1T1E1C3T1O1R1I1S1M3

noun

The hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.

Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundetectorism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.

Origin

From detector + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

detectorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detectorism

MLA

“detectorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detectorism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detectorism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detectorism.

Source: detectorism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.