Explore Detectorist through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Detectorist meaning
A person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.
Using Detectorist
- The main meaning on this page is: A person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc.
- In the example corpus, detectorist often appears in combinations such as: metal detectorist, detectorist in.
Context around Detectorist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Detectorist
- In this selection, "detectorist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, metal, amateur, gang, near and spokesman stand out and add context to how "detectorist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a detectorist spokesman said and a metal detectorist in a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "detectorist" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with detectorist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A detectorist spokesman said: "People could have died. (8 words)
Antique coin seller, 60, who helped metal detectorist gang. (9 words)
The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous. (20 words)
Now a detectorist in the Scottish Borders has uncovered a haul of bronze age artefacts – including a complete horse harness and preserved leather and wood – in what is described as a “nationally significant” discovery. (34 words)
It was discovered by a detectorist in a field near the village of Hailey, Oxfordshire, more than a decade ago but it was assumed to be a modern copy, nothing more than a curiosity. (34 words)
It was a find of such magnitude that the amateur detectorist who discovered it was lost for words, and the expert who unraveled its mysteries spent two years researching it. (30 words)
Example sentences (10)
It was a find of such magnitude that the amateur detectorist who discovered it was lost for words, and the expert who unraveled its mysteries spent two years researching it.
The ring was found by a metal detectorist in a ploughed field in the St Florence area on September 21, 2021.
Only around a dozen ancient carnyxes have been found to date – the most recent one was found by a metal detectorist in Suffolk in 2016.
The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous.
Antique coin seller, 60, who helped metal detectorist gang.
Now a detectorist in the Scottish Borders has uncovered a haul of bronze age artefacts – including a complete horse harness and preserved leather and wood – in what is described as a “nationally significant” discovery.
The 1.75in-tall item, which depicts an armed horse rider, was discovered by an anonymous metal detectorist near Bradwell in Great Yarmouth.
A detectorist spokesman said: "People could have died.
Legal action has been filed at the Court of Session in Edinburgh against metal detectorist Derek McLennan, who found the hoard in 2014.
It was discovered by a detectorist in a field near the village of Hailey, Oxfordshire, more than a decade ago but it was assumed to be a modern copy, nothing more than a curiosity.
Common combinations with detectorist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- metal detectorist 5×
- detectorist in 4×