cratedigger
noun/ˈkɹeɪtdɪɡə/UK/ˈkɹeɪtˌdɪɡəɹ/US
Etymology
From crate + digger.
- inherited from dyggar
Definitions
A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially…
A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.
- Serious vinyl collectors will have a minor epiphany at Car City Classics[…], where notorious crate-diggers like the UK's Kirk Degiorgio (a.k.a. As One) have been known to close the store.
- Our audience tends to be what I would call ‘crate diggers’—people who like digging for new stuff.
- A little crate-diggers’ paradise for collectors of Latin and easy listening music on vinyl.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA