13th February 2007, 02:55 PM
The English language is not static and new words nad expressions are coined al lthe time (have a look in 1930's dicitonalies for 'new' words such as aerodrome - now largely transformed to airport a later new word)
Detectorist as a description of what someone with a metal detector is (all the other obvious ones apart!) is as valid as archaeologist for someone who is involved with archaeology
Detectorist as a description of what someone with a metal detector is (all the other obvious ones apart!) is as valid as archaeologist for someone who is involved with archaeology