Usually means: Enthusiast who collects and studies rocks.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. rock hound: Merriam-Webster
  2. rock hound: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. rock hound: Wiktionary
  4. rock hound: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. rock hound: Dictionary.com
  6. Rock hound: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. rock hound: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. rock hound: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rock hound)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.

Similar:
rockhead, rock licker, hound, rock jock, hardrock, hill rat, rock, rodder, bookhound, hot-rodder, more...

Types:
geologist, mineralogist, paleontologist, archaeologist, epidemiologist, more...

Phrases:
rock hound favorite, more...

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Similar:
rockhead, rock licker, hound, rock jock, hardrock, hill rat, rock, rodder, bookhound, hot-rodder, more...

Types:
geologist, mineralogist, paleontologist, archaeologist, epidemiologist, more...

Phrases:
rock hound favorite, more...



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